Texas · Census place 05372
Balch Springs city, TX
Quick answer
Balch Springs city has 27,181 residents, ranking #123 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $70,528, the median home is worth $208,200 and median gross rent runs $1,260 a month.
- Population
- 27,181Balch Springs city residents
- Median household income
- $70,528Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $208,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,260Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Balch Springs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Balch Springs city median would spend about 21.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7% of residents and 63.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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