Universal City

Population: 19,853
Median household income: $75,439
Median home value: $249,400

Universal City is a community in Bexar County, Texas, home to 19,853 residents. The median household income of $75,439 is above the Bexar County median ($70,571).

From 2019 to 2023, Universal City's population declined 3.0% from 20,459 to 19,853, while its median home value rose 48.2% from $168,300 to $249,400.

Owners occupy 58.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,853
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $75,439
Median home value: $249,400
Median gross rent: $1,213
Housing units: 7,770
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,45919,853

Median household income

$63,192$75,439

Median home value

$168,300$249,400

Median gross rent

$985$1,213

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,459	$63,192	$168,300	$985
2020	20,691	$64,170	$180,000	$1,013
2021	19,679	$64,115	$197,700	$1,074
2022	19,798	$71,287	$226,600	$1,171
2023	19,853	$75,439	$249,400	$1,213

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	967	4.9%
5 to 17	4,034	20.3%
18 to 24	1,548	7.8%
25 to 34	3,242	16.3%
35 to 44	2,530	12.7%
45 to 54	2,065	10.4%
55 to 64	2,914	14.7%
65 to 74	1,535	7.7%
75 and over	1,018	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,414	42.4%
Black or African American	1,851	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	494	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	83	0.4%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	604	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,372	42.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	603	4.5%
High school graduate	3,458	26.0%
Some college or associate's	4,815	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,870	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,558	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,031	80.5%
Carpooled	809	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	173	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	758	7.6%
Other means	204	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,678	18.2%
15 to 29 min	3,338	36.2%
30 to 44 min	2,599	28.2%
45 to 59 min	1,051	11.4%
60+ min	551	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 9.6% (1,910 of 19,799)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,172	68.5%
Nonfamily households	2,383	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,555	97.2%
Vacant	215	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,403	58.3%
Renter-occupied	3,152	41.7%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units18.6%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,120	65.9%
1-unit, attached	57	0.7%
2 to 4 units	494	6.4%
5 to 19 units	1,443	18.6%
20 or more units	572	7.4%
Mobile home & other	84	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4874408
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 29.5520, -98.3076