Tomball vs West University Place

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

Tomball 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 13,032 in Tomball). West University Place has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $71,426 in Tomball). West University Place has the higher median home value ($1,406,600 vs $306,400 in Tomball).

Population, income & housing

	Tomball	West University Place
Population	13,032	14,907
Median age	38.6 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,426	$250,001
Median home value	$306,400	$1,406,600
Median gross rent	$1,206	$3,000
Housing units	5,495	5,372
Homeownership rate	48.5%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	90.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tomball	West University Place
Population	11,689 → 13,032 (+11.5%)	15,603 → 14,907 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$59,164 → $71,426 (+20.7%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$211,700 → $306,400 (+44.7%)	$1,113,500 → $1,406,600 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,072 → $1,206 (+12.5%)	$2,260 → $3,000 (+32.7%)

Tomball

Population

11,68913,032

Median household income

$59,164$71,426

Median home value

$211,700$306,400

Median gross rent

$1,072$1,206

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)

	Tomball	West University Place
Under 5	7.6%	7.7%
5 to 17	14.0%	23.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	3.8%
25 to 34	13.0%	5.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	15.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.6%
75 and over	10.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tomball	West University Place
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	73.7%
Black or African American	9.6%	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	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.5%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	23.2%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tomball	West University Place
No high school diploma	11.3%	0.9%
High school graduate	22.3%	1.6%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	7.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	56.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tomball	West University Place
Drove alone	67.3%	65.9%
Carpooled	13.0%	7.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	18.4%	22.4%
Other means	0.7%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tomball	West University Place
1-unit, detached	52.8%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	0.4%
20 or more units	23.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Tomball	West University Place
Poverty rate	9.9%	2.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1990	1991