Leon Valley vs Universal City

A side-by-side comparison of Leon Valley and Universal City: population, income, housing, and more.

Leon Valley and Universal City are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Universal City has the higher population (19,853 vs 11,479 in Leon Valley). Universal City has the higher median household income ($75,439 vs $57,695 in Leon Valley). Universal City has the higher median home value ($249,400 vs $236,600 in Leon Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Leon Valley	Universal City
Population	11,479	19,853
Median age	39.2 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,695	$75,439
Median home value	$236,600	$249,400
Median gross rent	$1,182	$1,213
Housing units	5,039	7,770
Homeownership rate	53.4%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leon Valley	Universal City
Population	12,199 → 11,479 (-5.9%)	20,459 → 19,853 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$55,777 → $57,695 (+3.4%)	$63,192 → $75,439 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$165,900 → $236,600 (+42.6%)	$168,300 → $249,400 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$914 → $1,182 (+29.3%)	$985 → $1,213 (+23.1%)

Leon Valley

Population

12,19911,479

Median household income

$55,777$57,695

Median home value

$165,900$236,600

Median gross rent

$914$1,182

Universal City

Population

20,45919,853

Median household income

$63,192$75,439

Median home value

$168,300$249,400

Median gross rent

$985$1,213

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leon Valley	Universal City
Under 5	5.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.4%	20.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.1%	16.3%
35 to 44	16.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.6%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	7.7%
75 and over	8.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leon Valley	Universal City
White (non-Hispanic)	29.2%	42.4%
Black or African American	3.2%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	9.5%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	1.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	54.6%	42.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leon Valley	Universal City
No high school diploma	11.9%	4.5%
High school graduate	27.9%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leon Valley	Universal City
Drove alone	71.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	12.8%	8.1%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	7.6%
Other means	4.4%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leon Valley	Universal City
1-unit, detached	55.4%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	18.6%
20 or more units	13.8%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Leon Valley	Universal City
Poverty rate	12.7%	9.6%
Average household size	2.52	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1978	1986