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West University Place city, Texas: commercial real estate data.
West University Place city is a Census city of 14,982 people across 2.00 square miles of land, in Harris County. Median household income is $250,001, 93.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
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West University Place
What West University Place is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,476
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarris County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West University Place
How many people live in West University Place
- Population14,982
- Median age41.2
- Population under 184,617
- Share under 1830.8 percent
- Population 65 and over2,533
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent
- Households5,157
- Family households4,389
- Share of households that are families85.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in West University Place
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$151,767
- Civilian labor force7,018
- Employed6,605
- Unemployed413 plus or minus 223
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over9,733
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher90.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree58.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in West University Place
- Housing units5,362
- Occupied units5,157
- Vacant units205 plus or minus 124
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied4,812
- Renter occupied345 plus or minus 139
- Ownership rate93.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,472,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units5,329
- Share single family99.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 46
- Share in buildings of two or more0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How West University Place gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,047
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,283 plus or minus 316
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more799 plus or minus 222
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Drove alone65.5 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home23.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West University Place
Flood risk in West University Place
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- Best Community Rating System classClass 6
- NFIP community number480318
- Currently effective map date06/18/07
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Harris County, not West University Place
Harris County context, not West University Place figures
These are Harris County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West University Place measurements.
- Establishments in Harris County111,215
- Employment at those establishments, Harris County2,182,164
- Covered employment, Harris County2,445,972
- Average annual pay, Harris County$88,554
- Average weekly wage, Harris County$1,703
- Housing units permitted, Harris County29,936
- Of those, single family, Harris County20,087
- County product, 2024, Harris County$592,750,582,000
- County product change over the prior year, Harris County5.1 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Harris County$73,835
Every figure in this section is published for Harris County as a whole and is not a measurement of West University Place. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No SBA approvals are recorded to a borrower address in this place in either FOIA release.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West University Place questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West University Place, Texas?
14,982, in 5,157 households. West University Place city covers 2.00 square miles of land, which is 7,476 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West University Place in?
Harris County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West University Place?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,472,000. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is West University Place in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. West University Place appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 480318, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the programme minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page West University Place figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Harris County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West University Place.
Is zoning published for West University Place?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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