Balcones Heights

Population: 2,724
Median household income: $28,082
Median home value: $214,300

Balcones Heights is a community in Bexar County, Texas, home to 2,724 residents. The median household income of $28,082 is below the Bexar County median ($70,571).

Between 2019 and 2023, Balcones Heights's population declined 17.0% from 3,282 to 2,724, while its median home value rose 56.8% from $136,700 to $214,300.

17.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,724
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $28,082
Median home value: $214,300
Median gross rent: $927
Housing units: 1,651
Homeownership rate: 18.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2822,724

Median household income

$31,410$28,082

Median home value

$136,700$214,300

Median gross rent

$769$927

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,282	$31,410	$136,700	$769
2020	3,128	$29,543	$156,300	$766
2021	2,743	$27,431	$162,500	$819
2022	2,729	$28,184	$185,700	$853
2023	2,724	$28,082	$214,300	$927

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	4.8%
5 to 17	327	12.0%
18 to 24	390	14.3%
25 to 34	486	17.8%
35 to 44	347	12.7%
45 to 54	361	13.3%
55 to 64	317	11.6%
65 to 74	307	11.3%
75 and over	59	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	429	15.7%
Black or African American	415	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	1.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,852	68.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	161	8.6%
High school graduate	753	40.1%
Some college or associate's	720	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	178	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	65	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone58.1%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit7.4%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means8.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	836	58.1%
Carpooled	231	16.1%
Public transit	107	7.4%
Walked	52	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	92	6.4%
Other means	120	8.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	337	25.0%
15 to 29 min	605	44.9%
30 to 44 min	205	15.2%
45 to 59 min	53	3.9%
60+ min	146	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.82
Poverty rate: 45.1% (1,229 of 2,724)

	Count	Share
Family households	542	36.3%
Nonfamily households	953	63.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,495	90.6%
Vacant	156	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	276	18.5%
Renter-occupied	1,219	81.5%

1-unit, detached17.6%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units35.3%

20 or more units27.4%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	291	17.6%
1-unit, attached	105	6.4%
2 to 4 units	180	10.9%
5 to 19 units	582	35.3%
20 or more units	452	27.4%
Mobile home & other	41	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4805384
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.4902, -98.5491