San Antonio vs Universal City

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

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

San Antonio has the higher population (1,458,954 vs 19,853 in Universal City). Universal City has the higher median household income ($75,439 vs $62,917 in San Antonio). Universal City has the higher median home value ($249,400 vs $219,700 in San Antonio).

Population, income & housing

	San Antonio	Universal City
Population	1,458,954	19,853
Median age	34.6 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,917	$75,439
Median home value	$219,700	$249,400
Median gross rent	$1,258	$1,213
Housing units	603,213	7,770
Homeownership rate	52.4%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Antonio	Universal City
Population	1,508,083 → 1,458,954 (-3.3%)	20,459 → 19,853 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$52,455 → $62,917 (+19.9%)	$63,192 → $75,439 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $219,700 (+50.1%)	$168,300 → $249,400 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,258 (+26.8%)	$985 → $1,213 (+23.1%)

San Antonio

Population

1,508,0831,458,954

Median household income

$52,455$62,917

Median home value

$146,400$219,700

Median gross rent

$992$1,258

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)

	San Antonio	Universal City
Under 5	6.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.5%	20.3%
18 to 24	10.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	16.0%	16.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	7.9%	7.7%
75 and over	5.2%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Antonio	Universal City
White (non-Hispanic)	23.3%	42.4%
Black or African American	6.5%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	64.4%	42.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Antonio	Universal City
No high school diploma	15.7%	4.5%
High school graduate	25.6%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Antonio	Universal City
Drove alone	70.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	12.1%	8.1%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	7.6%
Other means	1.6%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Antonio	Universal City
1-unit, detached	59.2%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	16.4%	18.6%
20 or more units	13.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	San Antonio	Universal City
Poverty rate	17.1%	9.6%
Average household size	2.62	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1984	1986