Universal City is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States, with a small portion in Guadalupe County. It is a suburb of San Antonio to the northeast, and is adjacent to Randolph Air Force Base. The city also borders Schertz, Texas to its east, Selma to its north, Live Oak to its west, and Converse to its southwest. The population was 19,720 at the 2020 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The earliest portion of what would later become Universal City, Texas was platted on January 30, 1931. Universal City was later incorporated as a home-rule city on April 20, 1960. The main transportation corridor running through Universal City is Pat Booker Road (State Highway 218), the commercial thoroughfare of the city.
Geography
The mean center of Universal City is located at (29.552883698, –98.307576166). This is approximately northeast of downtown San Antonio.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
A portion of the property of Randolph Field extends beyond the limits of the titular census-designated place, into the Universal City city limits.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 19,720 people, 7,900 households, and 5,159 families residing in the city.
The median age was 37.7 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.8 males age 18 and over.
There were 7,900 households in Universal City, of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.5% were married-couple households, 19.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 10,405 || 52.8%
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| Black or African American || 2,033 || 10.3%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 226 || 1.1%
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| Asian || 726 || 3.7%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 109 || 0.6%
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| Some other race || 1,978 || 10.0%
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| Two or more races || 4,243 || 21.5%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 7,809 || 39.6%
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2010 census
As of the census
Of the 7,575 households, 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were not families. About 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00. Randolph Field Independent School District<!--UNI 36450--> has a Universal City postal address, but does not actually include any part of the Universal City city limits; that district covers the Randolph Air Force Base census-designated place.
Northeast Lakeview Community College, a campus of the Alamo Colleges, is located in Universal City.
See also
- List of municipalities in Texas