Universal City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 14,870 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Universal City is the 159th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Universal City is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Universal City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Universal City who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.14%), sales jobs (14.75%), and teaching (9.10%).

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.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Universal City. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Universal City Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Universal City citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.61% of adults in Universal City have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Universal City in 2000 was $23,189, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,756 for a family of four.

Universal City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Universal City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Universal City is White, followed by 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 21.86% 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. Some people also speak Spanish.