Balch Springs

Population: 27,181
Median household income: $70,528
Median home value: $208,200

Located in Dallas County, Texas, Balch Springs is a community with a population of 27,181. Its median household income of $70,528 runs below the Dallas County figure of $74,149.

From 2019 to 2023, Balch Springs's population grew 7.9% from 25,190 to 27,181, while its median home value rose 96.4% from $106,000 to $208,200.

The median resident is 33.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,181
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $70,528
Median home value: $208,200
Median gross rent: $1,260
Housing units: 9,337
Homeownership rate: 63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,190	$51,446	$106,000	$1,059
2020	25,123	$52,696	$120,000	$1,024
2021	27,369	$55,817	$153,600	$1,114
2022	27,322	$58,680	$184,600	$1,166
2023	27,181	$70,528	$208,200	$1,260

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,707	6.3%
5 to 17	5,782	21.3%
18 to 24	2,827	10.4%
25 to 34	3,677	13.5%
35 to 44	3,369	12.4%
45 to 54	3,696	13.6%
55 to 64	3,163	11.6%
65 to 74	2,242	8.2%
75 and over	718	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,910	14.4%
Black or African American	9,010	33.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.1%
Asian	15	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	364	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,851	51.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.2%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,929	29.2%
High school graduate	5,457	32.4%
Some college or associate's	4,551	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,370	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	558	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled17.0%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,847	72.8%
Carpooled	2,063	17.0%
Public transit	145	1.2%
Walked	16	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,029	8.5%
Other means	54	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,446	13.0%
15 to 29 min	3,161	28.4%
30 to 44 min	2,547	22.9%
45 to 59 min	1,392	12.5%
60+ min	2,579	23.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.20
Poverty rate: 7.0% (1,886 of 27,065)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,397	75.5%
Nonfamily households	2,075	24.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,472	90.7%
Vacant	865	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,410	63.9%
Renter-occupied	3,062	36.1%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units9.8%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,399	68.5%
1-unit, attached	151	1.6%
2 to 4 units	369	4.0%
5 to 19 units	974	10.4%
20 or more units	919	9.8%
Mobile home & other	525	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4805372
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.7139, -96.6181