Selma vs Universal City

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

Selma 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 11,302 in Selma). Selma has the higher median household income ($97,153 vs $75,439 in Universal City). Selma has the higher median home value ($288,700 vs $249,400 in Universal City).

Population, income & housing

	Selma	Universal City
Population	11,302	19,853
Median age	33.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$97,153	$75,439
Median home value	$288,700	$249,400
Median gross rent	$1,796	$1,213
Housing units	4,179	7,770
Homeownership rate	57.6%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.1%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Selma	Universal City
Population	10,419 → 11,302 (+8.5%)	20,459 → 19,853 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$73,175 → $97,153 (+32.8%)	$63,192 → $75,439 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$188,300 → $288,700 (+53.3%)	$168,300 → $249,400 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,442 → $1,796 (+24.5%)	$985 → $1,213 (+23.1%)

Selma

Population

10,41911,302

Median household income

$73,175$97,153

Median home value

$188,300$288,700

Median gross rent

$1,442$1,796

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)

	Selma	Universal City
Under 5	9.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.4%	20.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	16.6%	16.3%
35 to 44	17.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	14.7%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.7%
75 and over	2.7%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Selma	Universal City
White (non-Hispanic)	38.7%	42.4%
Black or African American	23.9%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	30.9%	42.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Selma	Universal City
No high school diploma	6.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	20.1%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Selma	Universal City
Drove alone	73.6%	80.5%
Carpooled	6.5%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.9%	7.6%
Other means	1.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Selma	Universal City
1-unit, detached	69.9%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	18.6%
20 or more units	6.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Selma	Universal City
Poverty rate	7.7%	9.6%
Average household size	2.76	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	2010	1986