Texas · Census place 05468
Balmorhea city, TX
Quick answer
Balmorhea city has 505 residents, ranking #1262 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $29,375, the median home is worth $56,700 and median gross rent runs $1,088 a month.
- Population
- 505Balmorhea city residents
- Median household income
- $29,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $56,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,088Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Balmorhea city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Balmorhea city median would spend about 44.4% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 39.8% of residents and 71.3% 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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