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Universal City

City of Universal City

  •   State: 
    Texas
      County: 
    Bexar County
      City: 
    Universal City
      County FIPS: 
    48029
      Coordinates: 
    29°33′10.381″N 98°18′27.274″W
      Area total: 
    5.59 sq mi (14.49 km²)
      Area land: 
    5.57 sq mi (14.43 km²)
      Area water: 
    0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)
      Elevation: 
    764 ft (233 m)
  •   Latitude: 
    29,5498
      Longitude: 
    -98,3019
      Dman name cbsa: 
    San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
      Timezone: 
    Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5:00; Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) UTC-4:00
      ZIP codes: 
    78148
      GMAP: 

    Universal City, Bexar County, Texas, United States

  •   Population: 
    19,565
      Population density: 
    3,750.45 residents per square mile of area (1,448.12/km²)
      Household income: 
    $57,720
      Households: 
    7,476
      Unemployment rate: 
    7.10%
  •   Sales taxes: 
    8.25%

Universal City is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It borders San Antonio to the northeast, and is adjacent to Randolph Air Force Base. The population was 19,720 at the 2020 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The mean center of Universal City is located at 29°3310.381N 98°1827.274W (29.5528-83698, 98.3075-76166). 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. The city is served by the Judson, Randolph Field and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School Districts. It also has two private K12 schools: First Baptist Academy ofUniversal City (FBA) and Calvary Chapel Christian Academy (CCCA), a tuition-free institution. The Universal City Public Library is in the city.Northeast Lakeview Community College, a campus of the Alamo Colleges, is located in Universal City. There is also a community college called Northeast Lakeview College, located in the same city as the public library. It was established in 1960 and is a member of the Southwest Association of Independent Colleges and Schools (SAIC), a state-level institution of higher education that offers a variety of programs and certificates. The college is located on the campus of Southwest University.

History

Universal City is the primary city name, but also Universal Cty are acceptable city names or spellings, Live Oak, Randolph AFB, Randolph Air Force Base on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is City of Universal City. Universal City was established in 1960. Through Universal City is Pat Booker Road, the commercial thoroughfare of the city. Universal City has a population of more than 1,000,000. The city is located in the central part of the state of New York. It is located on the banks of the Hudson River. The river runs through the center of Universal City. It was named after Universal City, a city in New York state, where the city was founded in 1960, and the city's name means "city" or "town" in English, and "cities" in Spanish. It also has the name "Universal City" in honor of the original city, which was built in the late 19th century, and was named for the Universal City Foundation, a philanthropic foundation that was established by the city in the early 20th century. The current city is named for Universal City's founder, William "Bill" Booker, who was born in the city and died in the 1930s, and is buried in the town's main square, the Pat Booker Memorial Park, in front of which is a statue of his father, William Booker, Jr. "Pat Booker" and his mother, Mary Booker "Pat" Booker "Patsy" Booker. The town's nickname is "The City" and is derived from the word "Pat", which means "pat" in Latin for "pat", and "book" "Booker" means "to write" and "books" in the English language.

Geography

The mean center of Universal City is located at 29°3310.381N 98°1827.274W (29.5528-83698, 98.3075-76166). 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. The city is located in the Rio Grande Valley, which was once part of the state of Texas. The Rio Grande River runs through the center of the city. It is also the source of the San Antonio River, which flows through the city and into the Texas Turnpike. The turnpike was built in the 1800s and is one of the nation's oldest. It was named after the town of Universal, Texas, where the city was founded in 1805. It has a population of 2,000, with the majority of its residents living in and around the city of Universal. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city's population at 3,000. The area has a land mass of 5,000 square miles, or 15 km², with most of that land being made up of urban agglomerations. It also has an area of 1,500 acres (3,000 km²) of which 1,000 acres (2,500 hectares) of land is open space, or 2,400 acres (4,500 km²).

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,720 people, 7,233 households, and 5,159 families residing in the city. 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%. The median income for a household in theCity was $51,900, and for a family was $61,066. About 13.7% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3 percent of those under age 18 and 11.3 per cent of those age 65 or over. The city is located on the U.S.-Mexico border and is located in the Rio Grande Valley. It is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, with a population of 18,530 as of the 2010 census. The population density was 3,321.4 people per square mile (1,282.4/km²). The 8,036 housing units averaged 1,120.5 per squaremile (432.6/km 2). The city's population was distributed as 27.1 percent from age 0 to 19, 7.5% from 20 to 24, 26.7 percent from 25 to 44, and 12.1 per cent from 45 to 64. The median age was 36.1 years.

Education

Universal City is served by the Judson, Randolph Field and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School Districts. The city is also home to two private K12 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. Northeast Lakeview Community College, a campus of the Alamo Colleges, is located in Universal City. The U.S. Air Force Academy is in U.C. Universal. The University of Texas at San Antonio has a campus in the town. It is home to the Texas A&M School of Law, which was founded in 1883. The Texas Military Institute is also located in the U.T. campus. The San Antonio Police Department is based inUniversal City. It was established in 1881 and is one of the oldest police departments in the United States. It has been the site of the Texas Department of Public Safety since 1881. It also hosts the Texas Highway Patrol, which began in 1882. The United States Air Force College, which started in 1884, is also based in the City of Universal, Texas, and was founded by the Texas Army National Guard in 1885. The National Guard has been based in Universal since 1883 and is now based in Texas State College, Texas (USCSD). The Texas Air Force Museum, which opened in 1887, is a National Guard museum.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Universal City, Bexar County, Texas = 10.9. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 71. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 80. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Universal City = 6.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 19,565 individuals with a median age of 38.1 age the population grows by 24.29% in Universal City, Bexar County, Texas population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,750.45 residents per square mile of area (1,448.12/km²). There are average 2.46 people per household in the 7,476 households with an average household income of $57,720 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.10% of the available work force and has dropped -0.03% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 32.84%. The number of physicians in Universal City per 100,000 population = 267.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Universal City = 29.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.8 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 66. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 221. 95 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 39.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 23, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Universal City, Bexar County, Texas which are owned by the occupant = 57.68%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 26 years with median home cost = $127,510 and home appreciation of -7.30%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $19.31 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,962 per student. There are 15 students for each teacher in the school, 571 students for each Librarian and 395 students for each Counselor. 7.98% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 19.23% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 11.43% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).

  • Universal City's population in Bexar County, Texas of 1,154 residents in 1900 has increased 16,95-fold to 19,565 residents after 120 years, according to the official 2020 census.

    Approximately 50.91% female residents and 49.09% male residents live in Universal City, Bexar County, Texas.

    As of 2020 in Universal City, Bexar County, Texas are married and the remaining 36.80% are single population.

  • 23 minutes is the average time that residents in Universal City require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61­–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.

    85.07% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 9.71% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 0.45% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 2.02% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.

  • Of the total residential buildings in Universal City, Bexar County, Texas, 57.68% are owner-occupied homes, another 36.35% are rented apartments, and the remaining 5.96% are vacant.

  • The 62.74% of the population in Universal City, Bexar County, Texas who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.

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