Balch Springs, Texas demographics

Balch Springs, TX demographics: median age 32.2; 9.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Balch Springs city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4805372. The survey estimates a population of 27,255 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Balch Springs is 32.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.8 years. There are 8,247 households (±477). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.2 ±2.8	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,255
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	8,248 ±943	30.3% ±3.5 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	6,397 ±1,069	23.5% ±3.9 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	10,229 ±1,127	37.5% ±4.1 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,381 ±548	8.7% ±2.0 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,255
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	13,717 ±684	50.3% ±2.5 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	13,538 ±680	49.7% ±2.5 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,255
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	6,343 ±1,328	23.3% ±4.9 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,051 ±1,682	33.2% ±6.2 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	542 ±646 · low precision	2.0% ±2.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	4,099 ±1,318	15.0% ±4.8 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,220 ±1,881	26.5% ±6.9 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,255
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,766 ±1,643	46.8% ±6.0 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14,489 ±1,639	53.2% ±6.0 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,247
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,923 ±421	47.6% ±4.3 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	479 ±197	5.8% ±2.4 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,934 ±390	23.5% ±4.5 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,591 ±413	19.3% ±4.9 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	320 ±201 · low precision	3.9% ±2.4 pp · low precision	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,247
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,734 ±422	45.3% ±4.4 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,513 ±661	54.7% ±7.4 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,247
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,591 ±413	19.3% ±4.9 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,765 ±469	21.4% ±5.6 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,611 ±399	19.5% ±4.7 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,653 ±489	20.0% ±5.8 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	895 ±276	10.9% ±3.3 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	420 ±191	5.1% ±2.3 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	312 ±169 · low precision	3.8% ±2.0 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,255
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	21,077 ±1,110	77.3% ±4.1 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	6,178 ±1,105	22.7% ±4.1 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 25,022
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	13,684 ±1,627	54.7% ±6.4 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	10,888 ±1,551	43.5% ±6.1 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	50 ±68 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	400 ±319 · low precision	1.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 15,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,336 ±732	27.6% ±4.3 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,222 ±644	33.3% ±3.5 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,722 ±467	17.3% ±2.7 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,992 ±758	12.7% ±4.8 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,061 ±347	6.8% ±2.2 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	365 ±169	2.3% ±1.1 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 26,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	24,429 ±1,146	91.9% ±4.1 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,698 ±916 · low precision	6.4% ±3.4 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	274 ±177 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	137 ±186 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	35 ±62 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

31.2% of Balch Springs residents (±4.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 88.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Balch Springs	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	31.2% ±4.0 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.9% ±5.0 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.3% ±1.0 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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