Balch Springs, TX Demographic Data
Balch Springs, TX Summary
Balch Springs is located in Dallas County in Texas
- Population: 24,402
- Area: 8.98 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.96 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,717.06 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 462.60 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Balch Springs, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,829
51%
50.8
Male
12,214
49%
49.2
Total Population
25,043
323,128,000
Balch Springs, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,698
10.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,622
10.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,553
10.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,317
9.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,095
8.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,689
14.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,076
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,419
9.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,206
4.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
880
3.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
953
3.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
429
1.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
106
0.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
15,655
62.5%
77.2
Female
8,280
52.9%
51.3
Male
7,375
47.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
14,414
57.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,000
8.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,488
5.9%
15.2
Female
740
49.7%
55.8
Male
748
50.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
26
0.0%
0.0
Balch Springs, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,602
98.2%
96.8
White
17,317
69.1%
72.6
Black or African American
5,740
22.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
22
0.1%
0.8
Asian
146
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
71
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
50
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
25
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,377
5.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
441
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
14,084
56.2%
17.8
Mexican
13,659
54.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
7
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
24
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
394
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,959
43.8%
82.2
Balch Springs, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,220
17.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,756
21.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,466
27.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,542
19.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
805
6.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
782
6.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
187
1.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,976
39.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,782
61.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
969
7.6%
31.2
Balch Springs, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,400
37.3%
33.7%
Now Married
8,034
46.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,388
8.1%
11.0%
Separated
646
3.8%
2.0
Widowed
702
4.1
5.8%
Balch Springs, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,539
47.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
11,806
52.8%
21.6%
Spanish
11,556
51.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
38
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
75
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
137
0.6%
1.1%
Balch Springs, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
521
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
394
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
920
14.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
833
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,040
16.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,552
23.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
533
8.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
600
9.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
84
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
25
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
41,983
57,617
Per capita income
13,889
31,128
Balch Springs, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
107
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,043
10.4%
9.8
Construction
1,841
18.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,227
12.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
559
5.6%
6.6
Information
49
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
971
9.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
680
6.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,067
10.6%
11.4
Public administration
149
1.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,477
14.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
589
5.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
270
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,450
24.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,264
12.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,516
15.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,502
24.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,297
22.9%
18.1%
Balch Springs, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,574
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,703
70.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,627
17.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
43
0.4%
5.1
Walked
29
0.3%
2.7
Other means
820
8.6%
1.8
Worked at home
352
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.9
26.6
Balch Springs, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
409
6.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,278
35.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,726
41.9%
37.1
3 or more
1,089
16.7%
21.0
Balch Springs, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,502
89.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,754
57.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,748
42.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
776
10.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
14
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
4.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.5
Balch Springs, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,278
1 room
26
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
94
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
736
10.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,237
17.0%
16.5
5 rooms
1,995
27.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,863
25.6%
17.8
7 rooms
618
8.5%
12.0
8 rooms
527
7.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
182
2.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Balch Springs, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,278
1-unit, detached
4,928
67.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
157
2.2%
5.9
2-units
98
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
403
5.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
490
6.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
523
7.2%
4.4
20 or more units
362
5.0%
9.0
Mobile home
306
4.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
11
0.2%
0.1
Balch Springs, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
107
1.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
230
3.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
721
9.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
832
11.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,564
21.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,256
17.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
843
11.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,273
17.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
408
5.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
44
0.6%
1.4%
Balch Springs, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,854
28.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
27
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
4,595
70.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
12
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
14
0.2%
1.1
Balch Springs, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,327
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
8
0.3%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
42
1.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
325
14.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
507
21.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,445
62.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
667
28.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
393
16.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
386
16.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
246
10.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
627
27.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Balch Springs, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,700
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
6
0.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
115
4.3%
11.9%
Less than $500
231
8.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
923
34.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,425
52.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
48
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
911
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
360
13.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
340
12.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
142
5.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
359
13.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
189
7.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,255
47.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
103
0.0%
0.0%
Balch Springs, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,754
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
509
13.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,941
51.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
728
19.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
447
11.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
96
2.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
25
0.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
83,000
205,000
