Seabrook vs West University Place

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

Seabrook 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.

West University Place has the higher population (14,907 vs 13,617 in Seabrook). West University Place has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $109,489 in Seabrook). West University Place has the higher median home value ($1,406,600 vs $332,000 in Seabrook).

Population, income & housing

	Seabrook	West University Place
Population	13,617	14,907
Median age	39.6 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$109,489	$250,001
Median home value	$332,000	$1,406,600
Median gross rent	$1,445	$3,000
Housing units	6,138	5,372
Homeownership rate	64.1%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	90.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seabrook	West University Place
Population	13,927 → 13,617 (-2.2%)	15,603 → 14,907 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$89,817 → $109,489 (+21.9%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$250,200 → $332,000 (+32.7%)	$1,113,500 → $1,406,600 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,161 → $1,445 (+24.5%)	$2,260 → $3,000 (+32.7%)

Seabrook

Population

13,92713,617

Median household income

$89,817$109,489

Median home value

$250,200$332,000

Median gross rent

$1,161$1,445

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)

	Seabrook	West University Place
Under 5	5.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	16.9%	23.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	3.8%
25 to 34	14.1%	5.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	15.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	15.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.2%	9.6%
75 and over	4.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seabrook	West University Place
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	73.7%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	5.0%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.4%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seabrook	West University Place
No high school diploma	10.9%	0.9%
High school graduate	13.0%	1.6%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	7.1%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	56.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seabrook	West University Place
Drove alone	81.9%	65.9%
Carpooled	6.0%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.1%	22.4%
Other means	0.8%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seabrook	West University Place
1-unit, detached	59.8%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	16.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Seabrook	West University Place
Poverty rate	6.6%	2.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1991	1991