Balch Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 26,711 people and four associated neighborhoods, Balch Springs is the 116th largest community in Texas.Balch Springs is a blue-collar town, with 36.03% 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 (11.77%), sales jobs (7.56%), and maintenance occupations (6.34%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.47% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Balch Springs is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Balch Springs, the average commute to work is 35.33 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. In Balch Springs, just 11.43% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Balch Springs in 2022 was $26,201, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,804 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 50.96% 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 English, Irish, Nigerian, German, and French. Balch Springs also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.56%. The most common language spoken in Balch Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
