Bellaire vs West University Place

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

Bellaire 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.

Bellaire has the higher population (17,116 vs 14,907 in West University Place). West University Place has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $236,311 in Bellaire). West University Place has the higher median home value ($1,406,600 vs $978,300 in Bellaire).

Population, income & housing

	Bellaire	West University Place
Population	17,116	14,907
Median age	45.1 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$236,311	$250,001
Median home value	$978,300	$1,406,600
Median gross rent	$2,705	$3,000
Housing units	6,690	5,372
Homeownership rate	87.9%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.7%	90.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellaire	West University Place
Population	18,815 → 17,116 (-9.0%)	15,603 → 14,907 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$206,734 → $236,311 (+14.3%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$842,700 → $978,300 (+16.1%)	$1,113,500 → $1,406,600 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,952 → $2,705 (+38.6%)	$2,260 → $3,000 (+32.7%)

Bellaire

Population

18,81517,116

Median household income

$206,734$236,311

Median home value

$842,700$978,300

Median gross rent

$1,952$2,705

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)

	Bellaire	West University Place
Under 5	4.9%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.7%	23.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	3.8%
25 to 34	5.9%	5.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.4%
45 to 54	14.3%	15.3%
55 to 64	16.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.6%
75 and over	8.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellaire	West University Place
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	73.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	20.4%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.6%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellaire	West University Place
No high school diploma	1.5%	0.9%
High school graduate	4.5%	1.6%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	7.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.3%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	47.4%	56.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellaire	West University Place
Drove alone	72.1%	65.9%
Carpooled	5.1%	7.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	0.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	20.4%	22.4%
Other means	1.2%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellaire	West University Place
1-unit, detached	90.0%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.4%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bellaire	West University Place
Poverty rate	2.6%	2.0%
Average household size	2.76	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1995	1991