Balch Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 27,307 people and four associated neighborhoods, Balch Springs is the 116th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Balch Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. 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 (9.97%), sales jobs (9.91%), and food service (5.81%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 34.00 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Balch Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Balch Springs, just 9.08% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Balch Springs in 2022 was $25,186, 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 $100,744 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 53.16% 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, Nigerian, German, and African. In addition, Balch Springs has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.67%). The most common language spoken in Balch Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
