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Universal City, TX
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Universal City profile


Living in Universal City



Universal City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 20,028 people and five associated neighborhoods, Universal City is the 146th largest community in Texas.

Also of interest is that Universal City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.60% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Universal City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Universal City is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.28% of adults in Universal City have a college degree.

The per capita income in Universal City in 2022 was $38,554, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,216 for a family of four. However, Universal City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Universal City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Universal City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Universal City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Universal City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 42.17% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Universal City include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Universal City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.