Sachse vs University Park

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

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

Sachse has the higher population (29,075 vs 25,104 in University Park). University Park has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $130,839 in Sachse). University Park has the higher median home value ($1,766,700 vs $366,100 in Sachse).

Population, income & housing

	Sachse	University Park
Population	29,075	25,104
Median age	40.5 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$130,839	$250,001
Median home value	$366,100	$1,766,700
Median gross rent	$1,807	$2,940
Housing units	10,203	7,600
Homeownership rate	87.0%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.4%	90.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sachse	University Park
Population	25,607 → 29,075 (+13.5%)	25,036 → 25,104 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$102,175 → $130,839 (+28.1%)	$224,485 → $250,001 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$241,800 → $366,100 (+51.4%)	$1,295,500 → $1,766,700 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,486 → $1,807 (+21.6%)	$2,069 → $2,940 (+42.1%)

Sachse

Population

25,60729,075

Median household income

$102,175$130,839

Median home value

$241,800$366,100

Median gross rent

$1,486$1,807

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)

	Sachse	University Park
Under 5	4.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.1%	23.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	18.3%
25 to 34	9.9%	5.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	19.8%	15.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	7.4%	6.4%
75 and over	4.5%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sachse	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	48.7%	81.2%
Black or African American	13.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	19.5%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sachse	University Park
No high school diploma	5.7%	0.8%
High school graduate	21.1%	2.4%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	6.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	45.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	45.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sachse	University Park
Drove alone	66.5%	66.5%
Carpooled	5.6%	1.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.5%
Walked	0.5%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.1%
Worked from home	23.9%	21.4%
Other means	2.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sachse	University Park
1-unit, detached	87.6%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	6.0%
20 or more units	5.8%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Sachse	University Park
Poverty rate	3.4%	4.2%
Average household size	2.88	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	30	19
Median year structure built	2004	1987