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Falls County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Falls County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Falls County is a small rural Texas county of 17,063 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 48.2% and an unemployment rate of 7.2%, reflecting a limited and constrained workforce pool. Educational attainment skews toward lower credential levels, with only 15.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings stand at $37,244 against a median household income of $57,247. Housing costs are low—median home values of $97,300 and median gross rent of $747/month—though the county has shed population at a rate of -1.4% over five years, with a poverty rate of 14.6%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

17,063

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,247

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.4% since 2018

Falls County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,009 (57.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,230 (18.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,571 (9.1%)
  • Asian Alone961 (5.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races880 (5.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone571 (3.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,367
  2. 2.Other Indo-European31
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)10
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,132

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,808

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,535

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,302
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)747
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)720
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)665
  5. 5.Construction (Group)644

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,002
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,480
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,117
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations967
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations922

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.87×)839
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.86×)282
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.63×)233
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.47×)629
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.47×)531

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$97,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$747/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999482 (9.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999462 (9.5%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999433 (8.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999372 (7.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999326 (6.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999315 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,244

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,944 (76.9%)
  • Carpooled665 (10.4%)
  • Worked At Home563 (8.8%)
  • Walked204 (3.2%)
  • Other49 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.