Glenn Heights vs University Park

A side-by-side comparison of Glenn Heights and University Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Glenn Heights and University Park are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University Park has the higher population (25,104 vs 17,175 in Glenn Heights). University Park has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $79,739 in Glenn Heights). University Park has the higher median home value ($1,766,700 vs $252,200 in Glenn Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Glenn Heights	University Park
Population	17,175	25,104
Median age	34.6 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$79,739	$250,001
Median home value	$252,200	$1,766,700
Median gross rent	$1,544	$2,940
Housing units	5,909	7,600
Homeownership rate	78.8%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	90.4%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenn Heights	University Park
Population	12,802 → 17,175 (+34.2%)	25,036 → 25,104 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$68,739 → $79,739 (+16.0%)	$224,485 → $250,001 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$162,600 → $252,200 (+55.1%)	$1,295,500 → $1,766,700 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,362 → $1,544 (+13.4%)	$2,069 → $2,940 (+42.1%)

Glenn Heights

Population

12,80217,175

Median household income

$68,739$79,739

Median home value

$162,600$252,200

Median gross rent

$1,362$1,544

University Park

Population

25,03625,104

Median household income

$224,485$250,001

Median home value

$1,295,500$1,766,700

Median gross rent

$2,069$2,940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenn Heights	University Park
Under 5	5.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.5%	23.0%
18 to 24	13.1%	18.3%
25 to 34	14.0%	5.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	15.6%
55 to 64	16.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	4.7%	6.4%
75 and over	2.7%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenn Heights	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	21.1%	81.2%
Black or African American	43.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	33.0%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenn Heights	University Park
No high school diploma	15.2%	0.8%
High school graduate	30.3%	2.4%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	6.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	45.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	45.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenn Heights	University Park
Drove alone	80.8%	66.5%
Carpooled	5.7%	1.6%
Public transit	0.7%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	11.5%	21.4%
Other means	1.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenn Heights	University Park
1-unit, detached	74.5%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Glenn Heights	University Park
Poverty rate	11.8%	4.2%
Average household size	3.00	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	2000	1987