Eugene vs Universal

A side-by-side comparison of Eugene and Universal: population, income, housing, and more.

Eugene and Universal are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Universal has the higher population (273 vs 172 in Eugene). Eugene has the higher median home value ($85,500 vs $70,500 in Universal). Since 2019, Eugene's population has grown faster (+7.5% vs -16.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Eugene	Universal
Population	172	273
Median age	33.2 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$63,250
Median home value	$85,500	$70,500
Median gross rent	—	$575
Housing units	118	127
Homeownership rate	100.0%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eugene	Universal
Population	160 → 172 (+7.5%)	325 → 273 (-16.0%)
Median household income	—	$47,500 → $63,250 (+33.2%)
Median home value	—	$56,100 → $70,500 (+25.7%)

Eugene

Population

160172

Universal

Population

325273

Median household income

$47,500$63,250

Median home value

$56,100$70,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eugene	Universal
Under 5	0.0%	12.1%
5 to 17	26.7%	19.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	37.2%	9.9%
35 to 44	3.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.1%
65 to 74	16.9%	8.8%
75 and over	1.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eugene	Universal
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eugene	Universal
No high school diploma	2.4%	10.2%
High school graduate	45.2%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eugene	Universal
Drove alone	75.0%	89.3%
Carpooled	25.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eugene	Universal
1-unit, detached	89.8%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Eugene	Universal
Poverty rate	49.4%	14.7%
Average household size	1.81	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	1995	1951