West University Place is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 14,211 people and three constituent neighborhoods, West University Place is the 169th largest community in Texas.

West University Place is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 97.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, West University Place is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in West University Place who work in management occupations (19.44%), healthcare (12.36%), and legal occupations (12.08%).

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

West University Place, 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, West University Place 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.

Because of many things, West University Place is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making West University Place a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, West University Place has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, West University Place's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of West University Place spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.32 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

For most residents of West University Place, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.3% of people in West University Place drive alone to work on most days, making West University Place a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of West University Place's landscape.

Being a small city, West University Place does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

West University Place Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, West University Place is a pretty powerful place. 79.40% of the adults in West University Place 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 West University Place in 2000 was $69,674, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $278,696 for a family of four. However, West University Place contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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