Balch Springs vs University Park

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

Balch Springs and University Park 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 25,104 in University Park). University Park has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $70,528 in Balch Springs). University Park has the higher median home value ($1,766,700 vs $208,200 in Balch Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Balch Springs	University Park
Population	27,181	25,104
Median age	33.8 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,528	$250,001
Median home value	$208,200	$1,766,700
Median gross rent	$1,260	$2,940
Housing units	9,337	7,600
Homeownership rate	63.9%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	90.4%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Balch Springs	University Park
Population	25,190 → 27,181 (+7.9%)	25,036 → 25,104 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$51,446 → $70,528 (+37.1%)	$224,485 → $250,001 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$106,000 → $208,200 (+96.4%)	$1,295,500 → $1,766,700 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,059 → $1,260 (+19.0%)	$2,069 → $2,940 (+42.1%)

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

University Park

Population

25,03625,104

Median household income

$224,485$250,001

Median home value

$1,295,500$1,766,700

Median gross rent

$2,069$2,940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Balch Springs	University Park
Under 5	6.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	21.3%	23.0%
18 to 24	10.4%	18.3%
25 to 34	13.5%	5.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.6%	15.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	6.4%
75 and over	2.6%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Balch Springs	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	14.4%	81.2%
Black or African American	33.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	51.0%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Balch Springs	University Park
No high school diploma	29.2%	0.8%
High school graduate	32.4%	2.4%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	6.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	45.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	45.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Balch Springs	University Park
Drove alone	72.8%	66.5%
Carpooled	17.0%	1.6%
Public transit	1.2%	0.5%
Walked	0.1%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	8.5%	21.4%
Other means	0.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Balch Springs	University Park
1-unit, detached	68.5%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	6.0%
20 or more units	9.8%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Balch Springs	University Park
Poverty rate	7.0%	4.2%
Average household size	3.20	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	36	19
Median year structure built	1987	1987