Aldine vs West University Place

A side-by-side comparison of Aldine and West University Place: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Aldine has the higher population (15,434 vs 14,907 in West University Place). West University Place has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $40,916 in Aldine). West University Place has the higher median home value ($1,406,600 vs $104,600 in Aldine).

Population, income & housing

	Aldine	West University Place
Population	15,434	14,907
Median age	31.0 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,916	$250,001
Median home value	$104,600	$1,406,600
Median gross rent	$1,325	$3,000
Housing units	4,541	5,372
Homeownership rate	60.6%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.6%	90.5%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aldine	West University Place
Population	15,318 → 15,434 (+0.8%)	15,603 → 14,907 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$38,925 → $40,916 (+5.1%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $104,600 (+19.1%)	$1,113,500 → $1,406,600 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $1,325 (+45.9%)	$2,260 → $3,000 (+32.7%)

Aldine

Population

15,31815,434

Median household income

$38,925$40,916

Median home value

$87,800$104,600

Median gross rent

$908$1,325

West University Place

Population

15,60314,907

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,113,500$1,406,600

Median gross rent

$2,260$3,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aldine	West University Place
Under 5	8.5%	7.7%
5 to 17	22.5%	23.4%
18 to 24	10.9%	3.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	5.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	15.4%
45 to 54	12.6%	15.3%
55 to 64	11.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.6%	9.6%
75 and over	1.6%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aldine	West University Place
White (non-Hispanic)	7.6%	73.7%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.9%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.5%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	87.9%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aldine	West University Place
No high school diploma	52.6%	0.9%
High school graduate	30.7%	1.6%
Some college or associate's	12.1%	7.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	56.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aldine	West University Place
Drove alone	73.4%	65.9%
Carpooled	7.6%	7.4%
Public transit	1.6%	0.2%
Walked	0.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.5%	22.4%
Other means	4.7%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aldine	West University Place
1-unit, detached	66.0%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Aldine	West University Place
Poverty rate	33.6%	2.0%
Average household size	3.67	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1971	1991