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Balmorhea Independent School District, TX

Unified School District

2024 Population

529

2024 Median Age

38.9

2024 Median Property Value

$55,900

Grades Served

PK–12

Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade

About

Balmorhea Independent School District, TX is a unified school district in Texas, serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Its boundaries cover 530 square miles of land.

In 2024, the 529 people living within its boundaries had a median age of 38.9 and a median household income of $N/A, against $80,734 for the nation. The median property value was $55,900, and 34.6% of residents lived below the poverty line.

The figures describe everyone who lives in the district, not only its students: they are the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, tabulated for school district boundaries.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (196 people) in Balmorhea Independent School District, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 166 White (Hispanic) and 105 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Balmorhea Independent School District, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
196 ± 151
White (Hispanic)
166 ± 106
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
105 ± 94

62.8%

Hispanic Population

332 people

In 2024, there were 1.18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (196 people) in Balmorhea Independent School District, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 166 White (Hispanic) and 105 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

62.8% of the people in Balmorhea Independent School District, TX are hispanic (332 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Balmorhea Independent School District, TX as a share of the total population.

Economy

Balmorhea Independent School District, TX has 204 employed residents. They are counted where they live, by the job they hold, wherever they work.

Employment

Occupations

204

2024 Value

± 122

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Balmorhea Independent School District, TX, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (43 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (37 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (33 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Balmorhea Independent School District, TX.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Balmorhea Independent School District, TX was $55,900 in 2024, which is 0.168 times smaller than the national average of $332,700.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Balmorhea Independent School District, TX (183 out of 529 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Balmorhea Independent School District, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.