West University Place.
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Texas·Harris County
3 tracts·15K people·$1.5M median·7,651/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 West University Place is $1,472,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 3.2× the US median of $458,812.
West University Place has 14,982 residents across 3 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.2; the population is 71.5% White, 12.7% Asian, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Multiracial, 0.7% Other and 0.2% Black; the average household has 2.9 people; 90.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 1.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
WEST UNIVERSITY EL is the elementary school with reported scores (89%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is over $3,500/month (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in West University Place is over $250,000 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In West University Place, median rent is over $3,500/month and the median home value is $1,472,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
West University Place reported 0.8 violent crimes and 11.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 47°F; there are 110 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 54 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in West University Place are inland flooding (99), tornado (95) and heat wave (77), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In West University Place, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).