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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Balcones Heights, TX Alamo Heights, TX, Olmos Park, TX, San Antonio, TX (Blanco Rd/Bitters Rd), San Antonio, TX (Eisenhauer Rd/Harry Wurzbach Rd), San Antonio, TX (Hollywood Park/Hill Country Village), San Antonio, TX (Lockhill Selma Rd/Huebner Rd), San Antonio, TX (Mc Allister Fwy/Hildebrand Ave), San Antonio, TX (Military Hwy/Lockhill Selma Rd), San Antonio, TX (West Ave/Interpark Blvd), Terrell Hills, TX

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $122,459 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to TX, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Urban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Complexes/high rise apartments, some Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Artsy/funky, Walkable |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly Hispanic, some Mexican, some White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly Spanish speaking, some English speaking |
59,817 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of TX school districts |
73.8% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
64.6% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 15 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ACADEMY OF CREATIVE ED 10333 BROADWAY ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217 (210) 657-8970 |
10-12 |
| ADOLESCENT INTERVENTION CTR 3736 PERRIN CENTRAL, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217 (210) 637-4958 |
06-08 |
| ALTER H S 103 W RAMPART, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216 (210) 442-0609 |
09-12 |
| ALTER MIDDLE 103 W RAMPART, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216 (210) 442-0609 |
06-12 |
| ALTERNATIVE EL 519 PIKE RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209 (210) 805-5150 |
04-04 |
| BERNARD HARRIS MIDDLE 8961 TESORO DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217 (M) - |
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| BRADLEY MIDDLE 14819 HEIMER RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78232 (210) 491-8300 |
06-08 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 41.1 | 36.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 9.5 | 14.7 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 45.5 | 45.3 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 39.0 | 48.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,614 | $275,986,000 | 42.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $408 | $24,404,000 | 3.7 |
| STAFF | $433 | $25,894,000 | 4.0 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $68 | $4,040,000 | 0.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $409 | $24,453,000 | 3.7 |
| OPERATION | $710 | $42,462,000 | 6.5 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $211 | $12,639,000 | 1.9 |
| OTHER | $191 | $11,424,000 | 1.7 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,429 | $145,316,000 | 22.2 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,885 | $232,390,000 | 35.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,928 | $653,692,000 | 100.0 |
Balcones Heights EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Balcones Heights WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 13.3 |
| CHILDREN IN Balcones Heights LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 23.1 |
Balcones Heights is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,111 people and just one neighborhood, Balcones Heights is the 459th largest community in Texas.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Balcones Heights is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Balcones Heights is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Balcones Heights who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.80%), sales jobs (14.98%), and food service (7.12%).
For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Balcones Heights. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Balcones Heights.
Balcones Heights is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Balcones Heights rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.29% of adults 25 and older in Balcones Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Balcones Heights in 2000 was $13,529, 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 $54,116 for a family of four.
Balcones Heights is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Balcones Heights home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Balcones Heights is White, followed by African-American. Balcones Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 67.76% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Balcones Heights include German and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Balcones Heights is Spanish. Some people also speak English.
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