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West University PlaceTX

West University Place, TX is a 16K-resident city in Harris County with a median household income of $250,000+.

Harris County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for West University Place, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. West University Place has a population larger than 30% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $1,472,000.

Data updated 2026-09-03

16K
Population (place)
Bottom 31%
By size
$250,000+
Median income (place)
$1,472,000
Median home (place)
1.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on West University Place

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

Top 1%
by median income, US cities

Where West University Place 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

West University Place $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 West University Place, TX beyond the headline numbers

West University Place sits inside Harris County, Texas, at roughly 29.72°N, -95.43°W. Population 15,741, $250,000+ median household income. Median home value $1,472,000, median rent $3,501. Poverty rate 1.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 1.7% of West University Place, TX residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in West University Place costs around 5.9 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.

23.4% of West University Place 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, frequent mental distress departs furthest from its peer median: 10.6% in West University Place, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for West University Place 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)
15,741
West University Place · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$250,000+
+180% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$1,472,000
+256% vs avg
Median Age (place)
41.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Harris County): West University Place'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
4.8M+16%
Median Income
$74,983+41%
Median Home Value
$276,600+111%
Poverty Rate
16.3%-12%
Unemployment
6.7%-22%

Economics

Economics indicators for West University Place, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$3,501/mo
Poverty Rate
1.7% -86% vs avg
Unemployment 5.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 90.4%
Work From Home 23.4%
Public Transit 0.3%

Population

White 72.7%
African American 0.2%
Asian 12.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 6.1%

Health Profile 14 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
30%
High Blood Pressure
29.2%
Obesity
26.4%
Binge Drinking
17.9%
Physical Inactivity
12%
Frequent Mental Distress
10.6%
Diabetes
8.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
7.9%
Current Smoking
5.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
5.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 76%
Annual Checkup 78.3%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
4.3%
Stroke
2.1%

What alerts and safety updates affect West University Place?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet TX-WEST-UNIVERSITY-PLACE · West University Place

West University Place: 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

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of West University Place, TX? ▼
West University Place, TX has a population of 15,741 people, located in Harris County, Texas.
What is the median household income in West University Place? ▼
The median household income in West University Place, TX is $250,000+ per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 1.7%.
What is the median home value in West University Place? ▼
The median home value in West University Place, TX is $1,472,000. Median rent is $3,501/month.
What are the top health concerns in West University Place? ▼
The top health indicators in West University Place include Short Sleep Duration (30%), High Blood Pressure (29.2%), Obesity (26.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in West University Place? ▼
The median age in West University Place, TX is 41.2 years. 90.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (1.7% here).

Travilah, MD 1.7% Fairfax Station, VA 1.7% Town and Country, MO 1.7% Beverly Hills, MI 1.7%

Similar median income

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

McLean, VA $250,000+ Saratoga, CA $250,000+ Los Altos, CA $250,000+ Wellesley, MA $250,000+

Compare West University Place with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using West University Place's profile

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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 (Harris 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.