Texas · Census place 05456
Ballinger city, TX
Quick answer
Ballinger city has 3,599 residents, ranking #512 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $61,250, the median home is worth $109,000 and median gross rent runs $935 a month.
- Population
- 3,599Ballinger city residents
- Median household income
- $61,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $109,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $935Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ballinger city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ballinger city median would spend about 18.3% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.1% of residents and 70.3% 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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