Falls County, TX

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2023 Population

17,063

0.294% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

41.5

3.75% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

14.6%

8.14% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$55,372

22.6% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$97,300

5.9% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

6,186

0.992% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Falls County, TX had a population of 17.1k people with a median age of 41.5 and a median household income of $55,372. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Falls County, TX grew from 17,013 to 17,063, a 0.294% increase and its median household income grew from $45,172 to $55,372, a 22.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Falls County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (50%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (19.8%), White (Hispanic) (7.99%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (7.43%), and Asian (Hispanic) (4.62%).

N/A of the households in Falls County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Falls County, TX was $97,300, and the homeownership rate was 78.4%.

Most people in Falls County, TX N/A, and the average commute time was 30 minutes. The average car ownership in Falls County, TX was N/A per household.

Falls County, TX borders Bell County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Milam County, TX, and Robertson County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 2.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.52k people) in Falls County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.39k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.36k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Falls County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.52k ± 68
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.39k ± 230
White (Hispanic)
1.36k ± 368

24.4%

Hispanic Population

4.17k people

24.4% of the people in Falls County, TX are hispanic (4.17k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Falls County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

5.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

947 people

5.68%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

966 people

As of 2023, 5.55% of Falls County, TX residents (947 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of NaNN%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Falls County, TX was 5.68%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Falls County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
354 ± 230
Vietnam
312 ± 96
Gulf War (2001-)
113 ± 72

Falls County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Falls County, TX employs 6.19k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Falls County, TX were Public Administration (839 people), Manufacturing (713 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (686 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($67,112), Wholesale Trade ($59,180), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,364).

Employment

Occupations

6.19k

2023 Value

± 601

−0.992%

1 Year decline

± 13.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Falls County, TX declined at a rate of −0.992%, from 6.25k employees to 6.19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Falls County, TX, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Falls County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.19k

2023 Value

± 601

−0.992%

1 Year decline

± 13.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Falls County, TX declined at a rate of −0.992%, from 6.25k employees to 6.19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Falls County, TX, are Public Administration (839 people), Manufacturing (713 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (686 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Falls County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Falls County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

29
Other Services (except Public Administration)
21
Retail Trade
13
Finance and Insurance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$17.5k
Retail Trade
$10.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$8.71k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Falls County, TX was $97,300 in 2023, which is 0.321 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $103,400 to $97,300, a 5.9% decrease. The homeownership rate in Falls County, TX is 78.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Falls County, TX have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Falls County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Falls County, TX is $55,372. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Falls County, TX was Census Tract 5, Falls County, TX with a value of $72,857, followed by Census Tract 8, Falls County, TX and Census Tract 2, Falls County, TX, with respective values of $72,519 and $65,560.

In 2024, 17.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Falls County, TX. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 0.193%.

Housing

Property

$97,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,070

$4,714

Median Property Taxes

±$463

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Falls County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Falls County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 5, Falls County, TX
Census Tract 8, Falls County, TX
Census Tract 2, Falls County, TX

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Falls County, TX was Census Tract 5, Falls County, TX with a value of $72,857, followed by Census Tract 8, Falls County, TX and Census Tract 2, Falls County, TX, with respective values of $72,519 and $65,560.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Falls County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,372

Median Household Income

± $6,976

N/A

Number of Households

± N/A

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Falls County, TX grew to $55,372 from the previous year's value of $45,172.

The following chart displays the households in Falls County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Falls County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Falls County, TX N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Falls County, TX have a similar commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 3.91% of the workforce in Falls County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Falls County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Falls County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Falls County, TX have N/A.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 17.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Falls County, TX. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 0.193%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Falls County, TX (2.2k out of 15.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Falls County, TX is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

Health

83.8% of the population of Falls County, TX has health coverage, with 35.3% on employee plans, 16% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 1.66% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Falls County, TX see 17,313 patients per year on average, which represents a 100% increase from the previous year (8,638 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3410 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 5683 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

17,313 to 1

N/A in Falls County, TX

N/A in Falls County, TX see an average of 17,313 patients per year. This represents a 100% increase from the previous year (8,638 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by N/A has been changing over time in Falls County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 15.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.2%

Uninsured

35.3%

Employer Coverage

16%

Medicaid

15.4%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

1.66%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Falls County, TX declined by 4.06% from 16.9% to 16.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Falls County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 113 in Falls County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Falls County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 42.9% in Falls County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Falls County, TX.