Universal City, Texas

City of Universal City
City
Randolph Air Force Base Chapel Randolph Air Force Base Chapel
Motto: "The Gateway to Randolph AFB"
Location of Universal City, Texas Location of Universal City, Texas
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Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bexar, Guadalupe
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Mayor John Williams Richard “Dick” Neville Tom Maxwell Beverly Volle Tom England S. Bear Goolsby William Shelby
• City Manager	Ken Taylor
Area
• Total	5.6 sq mi (14.6 km2)
• Land	5.6 sq mi (14.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	764 ft (233 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	14,849
• Density	2,628.2/sq mi (1,014.7/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	78148, 78150
Area code(s)	210
FIPS code	48-74408
GNIS feature ID	1349101
Website	www.universalcitytexas.com

Universal City is a city located primarily in Bexar county, though slivers of its territory stretch into Guadalupe county, Texas, United States. It borders San Antonio to the northeast, and is adjacent to Randolph Air Force Base. The population was 18,530 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Universal City was established in 1960. Through Universal City is Pat Booker Road, the commercial thoroughfare of the city.

Geography

The mean center of Universal City is located at (29.552883698, -98.307576166). This is about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Downtown San Antonio.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1970	7,613		—
1980	10,720		40.8%
1990	13,057		21.8%
2000	14,849		13.7%
2010	18,530		24.8%
Est. 2014	19,721		6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 18,530 people, 7,575 households, and 4,973 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,321.4 people per square mile (1,282.4/km²). There were 8,036 housing units at an average density of 1,120.5 per square mile (432.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.4% White, 10.1% African American, 0.70% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 6.3% from other races, and 4.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.3% of the population.

There were 7,575 households out of which 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 non-families. 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.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% from age 0 to 19, 7.5% from 20 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1 years. For every 100 females there were 98 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,900, and the median income for a family was $61,066. The per capita income for the city was $26,019. About 13.7% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Universal City is served by the Judson and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School Districts.

The Universal City Public Library is in the city.

External links

• Universal City official website
• Universal City Web Mapping application
• Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District
• Judson Independent School District