Balch Springs.
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Texas·Dallas County
10 tracts·24K people·$224K median·2,620/mi²
Hispanic 53 · Black 33 · White 13 · Multiracial 1 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Married couple 48 · Other 33 · Living alone 19
Retail 39 · Manufacturing 30 · Professional 13 · Leisure 10 · Health 4 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Service 26 · Management · business · science · arts 23 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 16
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 29 · Work from home 10 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Balch Springs is $224,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Balch Springs has 27,255 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.2; the population is 53.2% Hispanic or Latino, 32.5% Black, 13.0% White, 1.2% Multiracial, 0.1% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 3.3 people; 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.1% (Census ACS).
GRAY EL (23%), MACKEY EL (22%) and FLOYD EL (20%) lead the elementary schools; NEW MIDDLE (38%) and YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM ACADEMY AT BALCH SPRINGS MIDDL (35%) lead the middle schools; KIPP PLEASANT GROVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is the high school with reported scores (26%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,378/month, 13% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Balch Springs is $66,942 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Balch Springs, median rent is $1,378/month and the median home value is $224,400 (Census ACS).
Balch Springs reported 4.9 violent crimes and 31.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 42 inches; snowfall averages 3 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Balch Springs are heat wave (99), hail (98) and cold wave (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Balch Springs, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).