Universal City is home to 20,189 people in Texas. The population is up 36% since 2000. There are 3,581 people per square mile. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $269,600. 82% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,811, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Universal City
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share16.3% → 43.2%(+26.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share75.5% → 41.4%(−34.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree28.9% → 33.6%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)47.5%(1,087)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40.5%(926)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.6%(792)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(30)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,287 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Universal City, decade by decade
Universal City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,057
$85,478
$186,485
28.9%
49.9
2000
14,849
$91,995
$168,139
29.6%
63.2
2010
18,530
$79,006
$183,849
28.3%
76.2
2020
19,720
$77,777
$218,167
31.0%
82.6
2024
20,189
$74,811
$269,600
33.6%
79.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
