Universal City, TX Housing Market & City Data

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20,890
Population Estimate
$168,180
Median Home Value
95.5%
Employment Rate
29.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$147
Median Listing Price$285,000
Median Days on Market66
Active Listings94
New Listings22
Total Listings (Active + Pending)111
Avg Listing Price$300,875
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.47
Family Dual Income42.2
Median Household Income$63,192
Median Individual Income$30,846
Home Ownership59.1%
Home Value$168,180
Median Rent$985
Rent Burden28.0%
Poverty10.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.4%
  • Highschool Education25.9%
  • Some College37.2%
  • Bachelors Degree18.3%
  • Graduate Degree11.3%
  • Total College or Above29.6%
  • Stem Degree33.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.4%
  • Female50.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married43.4%
  • Divorced18.2%
  • Never Married33.7%
  • Widowed4.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityUniversal City
State IDTX
Population20,890

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.9%
19–2914.2%
30–3913.7%
40–4911.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.1%
60–6910.5%
70–797.4%
80+3.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation64.2%
Unemployment Rate4.5%
Disabled17.2%

ETHNICITY

White70.7%
Black13.1%
Asian2.6%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other7.7%
Multiple5.8%

OTHER

Hispanic36.1%
Limited English2.9%
Health Uninsured11.2%
Veteran18.2%

Local Discussions

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  3. What should home buyers know about the Universal City, TX housing market?

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Neighborhoods in Universal City, TX

Get to know neighborhoods in Universal City, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Northview Park splash pad

    Northview ↗

    Median asking price
    $162,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    61
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.4/10 · 7 schools

  • Sunrise Canyon

    Sunrise Canyon ↗

    Median asking price
    $299,999
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    56
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.4/10 · 7 schools

  • Meadow Oaks Park

    Meadow Oaks ↗

    Median asking price
    $186,945
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    48
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.3/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.