Texas · Census place 05384
Balcones Heights city, TX
Quick answer
Balcones Heights city has 2,724 residents, ranking #621 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $28,082, the median home is worth $214,300 and median gross rent runs $927 a month.
- Population
- 2,724Balcones Heights city residents
- Median household income
- $28,082Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $214,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $927Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 18.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Balcones Heights city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Balcones Heights city median would spend about 39.6% 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 7.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 45.1% of residents and 18.5% 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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