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Population (year 2000): 3,016. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,975 (-1.4% change)
 

Males: 1,560  (51.7%)
Females: 1,456  (48.3%)

Bexar County

Median resident age:  31.9 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 78201.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,600 (it was $21,452 in 2000)
Balcones Heights  $23,600
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $85,700 (it was $67,400 in 2000)
Balcones Heights  $85,700
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Balcones Heights:

  • Hispanic (69.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (23.2%)
  • Other race (17.4%)
  • Black (5.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.8%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (9.8%), United States (4.2%), Irish (4.0%), English (3.5%), French (2.1%), Swedish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 4630 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Balcones Heights

  • High school or higher: 76.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Balcones Heights city

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 38.2%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 24.5%

430 residents are foreign born (13.2% Latin America).

This city:  14.3%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Balcones Heights, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Balcones Heights to the number of sex offenders is 597 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Balcones Heights:  1.4% ($938)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Antonio, TX (3.6 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Castle Hills, TX (3.1 miles ), San Antonio, TX (3.6 miles ), Olmos Park, TX (4.2 miles ), Leon Valley, TX (4.5 miles ), Alamo Heights, TX (5.6 miles ), Shavano Park, TX (6.7 miles ), Terrell Hills, TX (7.0 miles ), Hill Country Village, TX (7.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $78,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $78,000
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $78,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $95,000

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Latitude: 29.49 N, Longitude: 98.55 W


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Balcones Heights, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +83 (+2.8%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (18%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)


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Crime in Balcones Heights by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 143514
    per 100,000 32.4127.098.0162.932.6130.0
Robberies 12171113918
    per 100,000 389.1539.7359.2423.5293.7585.2
Assaults 303146171934
    per 100,000 972.8984.11502.3553.7620.11105.3
Burglaries 4154727696102
    per 100,000 1329.41714.32351.42475.63133.23316.0
Thefts 478370486480472519
    per 100,000 15499.411746.015872.015635.215404.716872.6
Auto thefts 326343353040
    per 100,000 1037.62000.01404.31140.1979.11300.4
Arson 120000
    per 100,000 32.463.50.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 1133.31210.21398.41258.01152.11511.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 22 (17 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.69
US city average:  3.00

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Balcones Heights-area historical tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the Balcones Heights city center killed 2 people and injured 15 people.

On 4/28/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Balcones Heights:
  • IHS HOSPITAL AT SAN ANTONIO (about 2 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL SAN ANTONIO (about 2 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX)
  • SWT METH HOSP METH CHILDRENS HOSP S TX (about 2 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Balcones Heights:
  • SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 7 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SAT)
  • LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 8 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SKF)
  • AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 78 miles; AUSTIN, TX; ID: AUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Balcones Heights:
  • TWIN-OAKS (about 9 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: T94)
  • STINSON MUNI (about 13 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: SSF)
  • HORIZON (about 15 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; ID: 74R)

Amtrak station near Balcones Heights:
  • 7 miles: SAN ANTONIO (224 HOEFGEN ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Balcones Heights:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO (about 2 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,303)
  • ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,588)
  • SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 5 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,226)
  • TRINITY UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,474)
  • OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY-SAN ANTONIO (about 5 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,312)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (about 7 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,734)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 8 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 14,495)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  49.3%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  21.1%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.0%
Whole state:  6.7%

Balcones Heights compared to Texas state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.


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Balcones Heights travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Bexar County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.51%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,539 average AGI)
Bexar County:  0.28%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Harris County, TX  0.24% ($41,015 average AGI)
from Travis County, TX  0.21% ($39,351)
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.20% ($18,606)


5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,959 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.27%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.22% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,650 average AGI)
Bexar County:  0.22%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Guadalupe County, TX  0.31% ($46,524 average AGI)
to Travis County, TX  0.25% ($37,566)
to Harris County, TX  0.23% ($38,614)


Strongest AM radio stations in Balcones Heights:
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KCOR (1350 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX)
  • KTSA (550 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF SAN ANTONIO)
  • KONO (860 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KDRY (1100 AM; 11 kW; ALAMO HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: KDRY RADIO, INC.)
  • KLUP (930 AM; 5 kW; TERRELL HILLS, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSLR (630 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
  • KXTN (1310 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX)
  • KCHL (1480 AM; 3 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: MARTIN BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Balcones Heights:
  • KSTX (89.1 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO)
  • K279AB (103.7 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: WILDCATTER WIRELESS, LLC)
  • KXXM (96.1 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCYY (100.3 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KZEP-FM (104.5 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TEXAS LOTUS LTD.)
  • KQXT-FM (101.9 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTFM (102.7 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF SAN ANTONIO)
  • KONO-FM (101.1 FM; HELOTES, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KAJA (97.3 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K237AS (95.3 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KPAC (88.3 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KXTN-FM (107.5 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KROM (92.9 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KSMG (105.3 FM; SEGUIN, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KCJZ (106.7 FM; TERRELL HILLS, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KSYM-FM (90.1 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE)
  • KISS-FM (99.5 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KRTU-FM (91.7 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TRINITY UNIVERSITY)
  • KLEY-FM (94.1 FM; FLORESVILLE, TX; Owner: KLEY LICENSING, INC.)
  • KCOR-FM (95.1 FM; COMFORT, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Balcones Heights:
  • KMHZ-LP (Channel 65; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: LOUIS MARTINEZ FAMILY GROUP, LLC)
  • K31EX (Channel 31; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KNIC-CA (Channel 17; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA PARTNERSHIP OF SAN ANTONIO)
  • K52EA (Channel 52; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KRRT (Channel 35; KERRVILLE, TX; Owner: SAN ANTONIO (KRRT-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • KBNB-LP (Channel 10; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: B COMMUNICATIONS JOINT VENTURE)
  • K20BW (Channel 20; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KOBS-LP (Channel 43; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CLARK ORTIZ)
  • KGMM-CA (Channel 58; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION TEXAS, L.L.C.)
  • KXTM-LP (Channel 21; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: HUMBERTO LOPEZ)
  • KJLF-LP (Channel 7; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: B COMMUNICATIONS JOINT VENTURE)
  • KLRN (Channel 9; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: ALAMO PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • KENS-TV (Channel 5; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
  • KABB (Channel 29; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KABB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KVDA (Channel 60; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
  • K48DS (Channel 48; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE)
  • WOAI-TV (Channel 4; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWEX-TV (Channel 41; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KWEX LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KSAT-TV (Channel 12; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, SAN ANTONIO, LP)
  • KSAA-LP (Channel 28; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K57GO (Channel 57; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KHCE (Channel 23; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • KFTO-CA (Channel 67; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA PARTNERSHIP OF SAN ANTONIO)
  • KPXL (Channel 26; UVALDE, TX; Owner: PAXSON SAN ANTONIO LICENSE, INC.)
  • KRYT-LP (Channel 68; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: ARACELIS ORTIZ)

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