Universal City, Texas

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City of Universal City
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Universal City Municipal Building and City Hall
Motto: 
"The Gateway to Randolph AFB"
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Location of Universal City, Texas
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Coordinates: 29°33′10.381″N98°18′27.274″W / 29.55288361°N 98.30757611°W / 29.55288361; -98.30757611
Country United States
State Texas
County Bexar and Guadalupe
Government
  Type Council–manager
   Mayor Tom Maxwell
   City Council Christina Fitzpatrick
Ashton Bulman
Bear Goolsby
Bernard Rubal
Phil Vaughan
Lori Putt
   City Manager Kim Turner [1]
Area
[2]
  Total5.59 sq mi (14.49 km2)
  Land5.57 sq mi (14.43 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
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764 ft (233 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total19,720
  Density3,750.45/sq mi (1,448.12/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
78148, 78154
Area code(s) 210, 726 (planned)
FIPS code 48-74408 [4]
GNIS feature ID1349101 [3]
Website www.universalcitytexas.gov

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.

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History

The earliest portion of what would later become Universal City, Texas was platted on January 30, 1931. [5] Universal City was later incorporated as a home-rule city on April 20, 1960. [6] 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°33′10.381″N98°18′27.274″W / 29.55288361°N 98.30757611°W / 29.55288361; -98.30757611 (29.552883698, –98.307576166). [7] This is approximately 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 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. [8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1970 7,613
1980 10,72040.8%
1990 13,05721.8%
2000 14,84913.7%
2010 18,53024.8%
2020 19,7206.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
Racial CompositionNumber [10] Percentage
White 8,12141.18%
Black or African American 1,8809.53%
Native American or Alaska Native 710.36%
Asian 6773.43%
Pacific Islander 1040.53%
Some Other Race1090.55%
Mixed/Multi-Racial 9494.81%
Hispanic or Latino 7,80939.6%
Total19,720

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,720 people, 7,233 households, and 5,159 families residing in the city.

As of the census [4] of 2010, 18,530 people, 7,575 households, and 4,973 families resided in the city. The population density was 3,321.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,282.4/km2). The 8,036 housing units averaged 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. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 32.3% of the population. [11]

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. [11]

In the city, the population was distributed as 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 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, Randolph Field and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School Districts.

Universal City is also home to two private K–12 schools: First Baptist Academy of Universal City (FBA); and Calvary Chapel Christian Academy (CCCA), a tuition-free institution.

The Universal City Public Library is in the city. [12]

Northeast Lakeview Community College, a campus of the Alamo Colleges, is located in Universal City.

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