Webster vs West University Place

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

Webster 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 12,283 in Webster). West University Place has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $62,536 in Webster). West University Place has the higher median home value ($1,406,600 vs $284,900 in Webster).

Population, income & housing

	Webster	West University Place
Population	12,283	14,907
Median age	36.0 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,536	$250,001
Median home value	$284,900	$1,406,600
Median gross rent	$1,316	$3,000
Housing units	6,788	5,372
Homeownership rate	19.1%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	90.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Webster	West University Place
Population	11,222 → 12,283 (+9.5%)	15,603 → 14,907 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$55,497 → $62,536 (+12.7%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$186,400 → $284,900 (+52.8%)	$1,113,500 → $1,406,600 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,131 → $1,316 (+16.4%)	$2,260 → $3,000 (+32.7%)

Webster

Population

11,22212,283

Median household income

$55,497$62,536

Median home value

$186,400$284,900

Median gross rent

$1,131$1,316

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)

	Webster	West University Place
Under 5	6.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	10.1%	23.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	3.8%
25 to 34	23.5%	5.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	15.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.6%
75 and over	6.1%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Webster	West University Place
White (non-Hispanic)	49.9%	73.7%
Black or African American	12.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	5.8%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	27.8%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Webster	West University Place
No high school diploma	7.9%	0.9%
High school graduate	22.2%	1.6%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	7.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	56.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Webster	West University Place
Drove alone	82.9%	65.9%
Carpooled	5.4%	7.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.2%
Walked	0.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.0%	22.4%
Other means	3.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Webster	West University Place
1-unit, detached	13.1%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	35.6%	0.4%
20 or more units	38.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Webster	West University Place
Poverty rate	9.4%	2.0%
Average household size	1.95	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1992	1991