University Park.
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Texas·Dallas County
5 tracts·25K people·$1.9M median·6,825/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in University Park is $1,861,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 4.1× the US median of $458,812.
University Park has 25,155 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 29.4; the population is 80.0% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% Asian, 4.1% Multiracial, 1.2% Black and 0.9% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 90.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
UNIVERSITY PARK EL (94%) and HYER EL (87%) lead the elementary schools; MCCULLOCH INT (91%) and HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE (87%) lead the middle schools; HIGHLAND PARK H S is the high school with reported scores (81%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $3,272/month, 107% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in University Park is over $250,000 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In University Park, median rent is $3,272/month and the median home value is $1,861,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
University Park reported 0.3 violent crimes and 11.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in University Park are hail (96), heat wave (94) and tornado (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In University Park, 7.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).