Balch Springs vs Glenn Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Balch Springs and Glenn Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Balch Springs and Glenn Heights are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Balch Springs has the higher population (27,181 vs 17,175 in Glenn Heights). Glenn Heights has the higher median household income ($79,739 vs $70,528 in Balch Springs). Glenn Heights has the higher median home value ($252,200 vs $208,200 in Balch Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Balch Springs	Glenn Heights
Population	27,181	17,175
Median age	33.8 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,528	$79,739
Median home value	$208,200	$252,200
Median gross rent	$1,260	$1,544
Housing units	9,337	5,909
Homeownership rate	63.9%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Balch Springs	Glenn Heights
Population	25,190 → 27,181 (+7.9%)	12,802 → 17,175 (+34.2%)
Median household income	$51,446 → $70,528 (+37.1%)	$68,739 → $79,739 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$106,000 → $208,200 (+96.4%)	$162,600 → $252,200 (+55.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,059 → $1,260 (+19.0%)	$1,362 → $1,544 (+13.4%)

Balch Springs

Population

25,19027,181

Median household income

$51,446$70,528

Median home value

$106,000$208,200

Median gross rent

$1,059$1,260

Glenn Heights

Population

12,80217,175

Median household income

$68,739$79,739

Median home value

$162,600$252,200

Median gross rent

$1,362$1,544

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Balch Springs	Glenn Heights
Under 5	6.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	21.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	10.4%	13.1%
25 to 34	13.5%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	16.5%
65 to 74	8.2%	4.7%
75 and over	2.6%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Balch Springs	Glenn Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	14.4%	21.1%
Black or African American	33.1%	43.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	51.0%	33.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Balch Springs	Glenn Heights
No high school diploma	29.2%	15.2%
High school graduate	32.4%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Balch Springs	Glenn Heights
Drove alone	72.8%	80.8%
Carpooled	17.0%	5.7%
Public transit	1.2%	0.7%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	11.5%
Other means	0.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Balch Springs	Glenn Heights
1-unit, detached	68.5%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	5.8%
20 or more units	9.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Balch Springs	Glenn Heights
Poverty rate	7.0%	11.8%
Average household size	3.20	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	36	32
Median year structure built	1987	2000