North Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas

North Shoal Creek is a neighborhood in north central Austin, Texas established in the 1960s.

North Shoal Creek comprises United States Census tract 18.7 and ZIP code 78757 in Travis County. The area is bordered by Mopac to the west, Research Blvd on the North, Burnet Road to the East and Anderson Lane on the South, located in the north part of the City of Austin's Urban Core.^[1] The North Shoal Creek neighborhood borders the following neighborhoods: Allandale (to the south), Wooten (to the east), North Burnet (to the north) and Great Hills (to the west).

The neighborhood has an area of 1.179 square miles (3.1 km²) and a population of 4,302 or 0.6% of Austin's population.^[2] It is predominantly a mix of young and old families composed mainly of homes built in the early 1960s to the early to mid-1970s. The North Shoal Creek neighborhood is pedestrian friendly and integrates not only various bus routes but biking trails; it is convenient to retail and recreational facilities including the The Village Alamo Drafthouse, Sprouts, Chipotle, Zinger's Hardware and newly opened restaurants and local shops. The main thoroughfare of West Anderson Lane has seen tremendous redevelopment since 2005 with the opening of Cover 3, Office Depot, Wal-Mart, Elevation Burger and other shops. According to the website Walk Score, North Shoal Creek is the 19th most walkable neighborhood in Austin; the neighborhood scores Very Walkable with an average Walk Score of 70, scoring 21 points higher than Austin's overall Walk Score of 49.^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2000 census-year, 87% of the North Shoal Creek's population is over the age of 18, and the average household size is 1.9 persons. Only 13.7% of the population is over the age of 65. Forty-four percent of the neighborhood's residents are from 25 to 44 years of age, and 47% of the homes occupied in North Shoal Creek are one-person households.^[4] Seventeen percent the neighborhood's total population are Hispanic American or Latino, while 82.8% of North Shoal Creek's population are White Non-Hispanic, 3.4% are Asian, and 3.4% are Black or African American.^[5]

Forty-nine percent of the population work in a management, professional or related occupation. Seventeen percent of the population work in educational, health and social services and another 17% working in professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services. Among people over age 25, approximately 44% have a bachelors degree or higher; 48% percent of the population is currently enrolled in college or graduate school. The median family income, according to the 2000 census was $41,661. Only 5% of North Shoal Creek residents work outside Travis County. The average drive time to work for residents who work outside the home is 20 minutes. Ten percent of residents carpool, five percent walk to work and one percent use public transportation.^[6]

The neighborhood also has a non-profit, all-volunteer neighboorhood association called the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Association (NSCNA) whose purpose is to promote and protect the quality of life, safety, residential characteristics and property values of the North Shoal Creek neighborhood and surrounding areas.

Housing

As of 2000, there were just over 2,325 housing units in North Shoal Creek, 796 are detached single-family homes. Newly renovated apartment complexes and condominiums are located in the areas primary and secondary thoroughfares, many of which are home to young professionals and retirees.

Education

Public schools

North Shoal Creek is located in the Austin Independent School District.

Pillow Elementary School

Pillow Elementary School was built in 1969, Pillow Elementary School serves a diverse student body of Pre-K through fifth graders and feeds into Burnet Middle School and Anderson High School. It also won the 2004 National Blue Ribbon School award.

Burnet Middle School

Anderson High School

Anderson High School is one of the top-ranked schools academically in Texas. It was ranked one of the nations's top 250 high schools by the Washington Post, one of the top 500 by Newsweek, and one of the top 10 in Texas by Texas Monthly. It is the only school in AISD and one of only a few in Central Texas to have the International Baccalaureate Program.

References

Austin portal

1. ^ http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/planning/neighborhood/n_shoal_creek.htm
2. ^ Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File
3. ^ http://www.walkscore.com/2008/TX/Austin/North_Shoal_Creek
4. ^ 2000 U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 4
5. ^ Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File
6. ^ Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data

Coordinates: 30°21′55″N 97°44′01″W / 30.3653°N 97.7335°W / 30.3653; -97.7335