University vs Valrico

A side-by-side comparison of University and Valrico: population, income, housing, and more.

University and Valrico are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University has the higher population (48,868 vs 38,820 in Valrico). Valrico has the higher median household income ($98,451 vs $36,483 in University). Valrico has the higher median home value ($356,200 vs $146,400 in University).

Population, income & housing

	University	Valrico
Population	48,868	38,820
Median age	27.5 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$36,483	$98,451
Median home value	$146,400	$356,200
Median gross rent	$1,185	$1,698
Housing units	22,715	15,035
Homeownership rate	14.5%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	University	Valrico
Population	48,436 → 48,868 (+0.9%)	37,980 → 38,820 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$28,495 → $36,483 (+28.0%)	$75,221 → $98,451 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$106,400 → $146,400 (+37.6%)	$231,600 → $356,200 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,185 (+33.1%)	$1,357 → $1,698 (+25.1%)

University

Population

48,43648,868

Median household income

$28,495$36,483

Median home value

$106,400$146,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,185

Valrico

Population

37,98038,820

Median household income

$75,221$98,451

Median home value

$231,600$356,200

Median gross rent

$1,357$1,698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	University	Valrico
Under 5	6.8%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.7%	17.1%
18 to 24	25.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	18.2%	8.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	14.7%
55 to 64	7.8%	17.5%
65 to 74	5.1%	12.2%
75 and over	3.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	University	Valrico
White (non-Hispanic)	26.1%	57.7%
Black or African American	29.2%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	4.7%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.5%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	35.7%	22.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	University	Valrico
No high school diploma	24.1%	6.4%
High school graduate	31.5%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	University	Valrico
Drove alone	63.9%	66.9%
Carpooled	15.5%	8.8%
Public transit	3.2%	0.2%
Walked	3.8%	0.1%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	23.4%
Other means	2.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	University	Valrico
1-unit, detached	9.7%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	31.1%	2.5%
20 or more units	32.4%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	University	Valrico
Poverty rate	35.7%	8.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1986	1996