CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Universal City

Texas · 13,057 residents · 5.64 sq mi

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With 13,057 people, Universal City is a city in Texas. Households here earn about 32% more than in Texas as a whole. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.9% of residents. There are 1,792 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,057

−12%vs 2000

vs 14,849 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.64 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(878)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(953)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(964)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(1,062)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(871)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(2,147)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(2,088)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.9%(1,811)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(1,247)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(811)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(205)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,615

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,501 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,369

−34%vs 2000

vs $23,189 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.9%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$77,700

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$444

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $625 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.1%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.4% in 2000

42.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.5%(9,878)

Black6.2%(922)

Hispanic / Latino21.6%(3,206)

Asian2.8%(412)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.6%(11,181)

Black5.8%(758)

Hispanic / Latino16.3%(2,130)

Asian2.5%(322)

Other6.1%(796)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican36.3%(7,327)

Puerto Rican2.4%(487)

Central American1.3%(270)

South American1.1%(222)

Panamanian0.8%(167)

Cuban0.6%(117)

Ecuadorian0.6%(114)

Venezuelan0.5%(108)

Salvadoran0.4%(75)

Spaniard0.2%(34)

Honduran0.1%(28)

Asian origin

Filipino1.9%(382)

Vietnamese1%(199)

Taiwanese0.4%(78)

Asian Indian0.4%(74)

Chinese0.2%(49)

Cambodian0.2%(42)

Japanese0.1%(17)

Indonesian0.1%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(52)

Ancestry

German11.5%(2,327)

English9.6%(1,945)

Irish7.5%(1,515)

American2.8%(557)

French2.8%(557)

Scottish2.6%(517)

Italian2.1%(416)

Scotch-Irish2%(395)

Norwegian1.4%(286)

Portuguese1.2%(239)

Polish0.6%(130)

West Indian0.6%(118)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Iranian0.6%(113)

Hungarian0.5%(108)

Swedish0.5%(96)

Subsaharan African0.5%(93)

Jamaican0.4%(80)

British0.4%(76)

Greek0.3%(62)

Swiss0.3%(53)

Ukrainian0.3%(52)

French Canadian0.2%(40)

Dutch0.2%(33)

Danish0.2%(31)

Russian0.1%(30)

Czech0.1%(28)

Slovak0.1%(28)

Haitian0.1%(25)

Canadian0.1%(17)

Welsh0.1%(16)

Arab0.1%(15)

Palestinian0.1%(15)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

28.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 90.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.0%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 13.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.2%(2,994)

Married51.9%(4,414)

Widowed1.9%(162)

Divorced10.9%(928)

Women 15+

Never married21.4%(1,635)

Married58.9%(4,512)

Widowed5.4%(416)

Divorced14.3%(1,092)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 6.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 72.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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