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.

A relatively large number of people in Balch Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In Balch Springs, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.00 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Balch Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Balch Springs have a very low rate of college education: just 9.08% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

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.

Balch Springs also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.67%.

The most common language spoken in Balch Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.