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Balcones Heights, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Balcones Heights is a Census city of 2,715 people across 0.65 square miles of land, in Bexar County. Median household income is $29,375, 14.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Balcones Heights
What Balcones Heights is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.65 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,148
- County holding the largest share of its areaBexar County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Balcones Heights
How many people live in Balcones Heights
- Population2,715
- Median age32.2 plus or minus 8.9
- Population under 18550 plus or minus 186
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over339 plus or minus 182
- Share 65 and over12.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Households1,428
- Family households589
- Share of households that are families41.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Balcones Heights
Income and work in Balcones Heights
- Median household income$29,375 plus or minus $9,151
- Per capita income$20,185
- Civilian labor force1,466
- Employed1,378
- Unemployed88 plus or minus 64
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over1,782
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Balcones Heights
- Housing units1,552
- Occupied units1,428
- Vacant units124 plus or minus 82
- Vacancy rate8.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Owner occupied202 plus or minus 91
- Renter occupied1,226
- Ownership rate14.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$199,500 plus or minus $104,085
- Median gross rent, monthly$952
- Annual rent as a share of median income38.9 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Single family units330 plus or minus 155
- Share single family21.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Units in buildings of two or more1,179 plus or minus 277
- Share in buildings of two or more76.0 percent
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Balcones Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,273
- Commuting under 15 minutes247 plus or minus 118
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.4 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more377 plus or minus 173
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.6 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Drove alone59.3 percent
- Carpooled18.1 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Public transport5.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Balcones Heights
Flood risk in Balcones Heights
- NFIP communityCity of Balcones Heights
- NFIP community number481094
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The City of Balcones Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481094 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bexar County, not Balcones Heights
Bexar County context, not Balcones Heights figures
- Establishments in Bexar County39,726
- Covered employment, Bexar County932,387
- Average annual pay, Bexar County$65,875
- Housing units permitted, Bexar County8,349
Every figure in this section is published for Bexar County as a whole and is not a measurement of Balcones Heights.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Balcones Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Balcones Heights, Texas?
2,715, in 1,428 households. Balcones Heights city covers 0.65 square miles of land, which is 4,148 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Balcones Heights in?
Bexar County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Balcones Heights?
$29,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $199,500. Median gross rent is $952 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Balcones Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Balcones Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Balcones Heights, city of, community 481094, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Balcones Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bexar County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Balcones Heights.
Is zoning published for Balcones Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.