City safety & data profile

University ParkTX

University Park, TX is a 25K-resident city in Dallas County with a median household income of $250,000+.

Dallas County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for University Park, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. University Park has a population larger than 55% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $1,861,800.

Data updated 2026-09-03

25K
Population (place)
Top 45%
By size
$250,000+
Median income (place)
$1,861,800
Median home (place)
4.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on University Park

University Park posts a median household income higher than 99% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 1%
by median income, US cities

Where University Park income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$250,001 Top 1% higher than 99% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

University Park $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading University Park, TX beyond the headline numbers

University Park sits inside Dallas County, Texas, at roughly 32.85°N, -96.80°W. Population 24,759, $250,000+ median household income. Median home value $1,861,800, median rent $3,272. Poverty rate 4.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 4.7% of University Park, TX residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in University Park costs around 7.4 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

22.7% of University Park workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 21% in University Park, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

University Park's median age is 29.4 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for University Park from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
24,759
University Park · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$250,000+
+180% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$1,861,800
+350% vs avg
Median Age (place)
29.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Dallas County): University Park's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
2.6M+9%
Median Income
$76,547+55%
Median Home Value
$303,000+136%
Poverty Rate
13.9%-27%
Unemployment
5%-44%

Economics

Economics indicators for University Park, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$3,272/mo
Poverty Rate
4.7% -62% vs avg
Unemployment 3.6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 90.8%
Work From Home 22.7%
Public Transit 0.4%

Population

White 82.8%
African American 1.2%
Asian 5.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
27.1%
Obesity
24.9%
High Blood Pressure
23.8%
Binge Drinking
21%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.9%
Physical Inactivity
14.6%
Current Asthma
9.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
7.8%
Lack of Health Insurance
6.3%
Diabetes
6.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 73.3%
Annual Checkup 75.5%

Other Measures

Current Smoking
6%
Coronary Heart Disease
3.4%
Stroke
1.7%

What alerts and safety updates affect University Park?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for University Park right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet TX-UNIVERSITY-PARK-TX · University Park

University Park: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to University Park; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Texas state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of University Park, TX?
University Park, TX has a population of 24,759 people, located in Dallas County, Texas.
What is the median household income in University Park?
The median household income in University Park, TX is $250,000+ per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 4.7%.
What is the median home value in University Park?
The median home value in University Park, TX is $1,861,800. Median rent is $3,272/month.
What are the top health concerns in University Park?
The top health indicators in University Park include Short Sleep Duration (27.1%), Obesity (24.9%), High Blood Pressure (23.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in University Park?
The median age in University Park, TX is 29.4 years. 90.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for University Park, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (4.7% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($250,000+ here).

Compare University Park with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using University Park's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the University Park area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Dallas County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.