Balch Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 26,947 people and four associated neighborhoods, Balch Springs is the 116th largest community in Texas.Balch Springs is a blue-collar town, with 36.34% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Balch Springs is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Balch Springs who work in office and administrative support (10.35%), sales jobs (8.78%), and maintenance occupations (6.77%). One downside of living in Balch Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.65 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Balch Springs has a very low overall level of education: only 8.32% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Balch Springs in 2022 was $23,123, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,492 for a family of four. However, Balch Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Balch Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Balch Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Balch Springs, accounting for 54.10% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Balch Springs residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Balch Springs include Irish, English, German, Nigerian, and European. In addition, Balch Springs has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.72%). The most common language spoken in Balch Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
