University Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 23,343 people and five constituent neighborhoods, University Park is the 109th largest community in Texas.

University Park is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 96.11% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, University Park is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in University Park who work in management occupations (19.79%), sales jobs (17.60%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.34%).

Of important note, University Park is also a city of artists. University Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape University Park's character.

Also of interest is that University Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

University Park is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in University Park enrolled in college, University Park has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

University Park, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, University Park is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.47 minutes getting to work every day.

University Park Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, University Park is a pretty powerful place. 80.45% of the adults in University Park have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in University Park in 2000 was $63,414, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $253,656 for a family of four. However, University Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call University Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in University Park is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in University Park include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, French, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in University Park is English. Some people also speak Spanish.