Balch Springs is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 19,437 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Balch Springs is the 126th largest community in Texas.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Balch Springs is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.6% of the Balch Springs workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Balch Springs is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Balch Springs who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.58%), sales jobs (11.12%), and management occupations (4.53%).

In Balch Springs, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Balch Springs is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 97.3% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Balch Springs.

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

Balch Springs Information and Demographics

Balch Springs ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 6.47% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Balch Springs in 2000 was $14,476, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,904 for a family of four.

Balch Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Balch Springs home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Balch Springs is White, followed by African-American. Balch Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.61% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Balch Springs include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Balch Springs is English. Some people also speak Spanish.