Falls County, TX

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2021 Population

17,074

1.2% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

40.1

2.2% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

22.9%

8.61% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$35,317

4.17% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$80,400

4.55% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Falls County, TX had a population of 17.1k people with a median age of 40.1 and a median household income of $35,317. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Falls County, TX declined from 17,281 to 17,074, a −1.2% decrease and its median household income declined from $36,854 to $35,317, a −4.17% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Falls County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (50.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (22%), White (Hispanic) (15.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.25%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.86%).

None 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.

97% of the residents in Falls County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Falls County, TX was $80,400, and the homeownership rate was 74.1%.

Most people in Falls County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Falls County, TX was 2 cars 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

Falls County, TX is home to a population of 17.1k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2021, 4.93% of Falls County, TX residents were born outside of the country (842 people).

In 2021, there were 2.28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.58k people) in Falls County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.76k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.59k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97%

2021 Citizenship

96.3%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 97% of Falls County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Falls County, TX was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Falls County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Falls County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.58k ± 39
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.76k ± 251
White (Hispanic)
2.59k ± 732

24.3%

Hispanic Population

4.14k people

24.3% of the people in Falls County, TX are hispanic (4.14k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Falls County, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.93%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

842 people

5.56%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

960 people

As of 2021, 4.93% of Falls County, TX residents (842 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Falls County, TX was 5.56%, 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

Vietnam
403 ± 94
Gulf War (1990s)
220 ± 111
Gulf War (2001-)
187 ± 98

Falls County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.83 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Falls County, TX employs 5.76k people. The largest industries in Falls County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (721 people), Educational Services (680 people), and Manufacturing (549 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($104,293), Public Administration ($62,583), and Wholesale Trade ($54,375).

Employment

Occupations

5.76k

2021 Value

± 688

1.09%

1 Year growth

± 15%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Falls County, TX grew at a rate of 1.09%, from 5.7k employees to 5.76k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Falls County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (878 people), Management Occupations (531 people), and Production Occupations (489 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Falls County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.76k

2021 Value

± 688

1.09%

1 Year growth

± 15%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Falls County, TX grew at a rate of 1.09%, from 5.7k employees to 5.76k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Falls County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (721 people), Educational Services (680 people), and Manufacturing (549 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$30,701

Median earning men ± $2,365

$32,732

Median earning women ± $5,783

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($73,173), and Public Administration ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($64,917), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,389), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,849).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

67
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
65
Retail Trade
60
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

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

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$255B
Gasoline
$212B
Fuel oils
$180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.54T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$77.7B
California
$68.4B
Michigan
$58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Falls County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 68.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.717%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (68.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (31%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.717%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Falls County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 68.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.717%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Falls County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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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.

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 2021, 1.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (5.58M), Some college (4.95M), and Bachelors Degree (4.04M).

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 $80,400 in 2021, which is 0.328 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $76,900 to $80,400, a 4.55% increase. The homeownership rate in Falls County, TX is 74.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Falls County, TX have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Falls County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Falls County, TX is $35,317. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Falls County, TX was Census Tract 5 with a value of $58,897, followed by Census Tract 2 and Census Tract 8, with respective values of $47,619 and $36,976.

Property

$80,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$10,073

$4,013

Median Property Taxes

±$431

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.

Rent vs Own

74.1%

Homeownership

2021

64.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 74.1% of the housing units in Falls County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Falls County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 5
Census Tract 2
Census Tract 8

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Falls County, TX was Census Tract 5 with a value of $58,897, followed by Census Tract 2 and Census Tract 8, with respective values of $47,619 and $36,976.

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.

$35,317

Median Household Income

± $4,516

5.42k

Number of Households

± 519

In 2021, the median household income of the 5.42k households in Falls County, TX declined from $35,317 from the previous year's value of $36,854.

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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2021, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (81.1%)
Carpooled (9.44%)
Worked At Home (5.02%)

In 2021, 81.1% of workers in Falls County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.44%) and those who worked at home (5.02%).

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

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Falls County, TX have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.61% 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

2 cars

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 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Falls County, TX (3.5k out of 15.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Falls County, TX is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

84.1% of the population of Falls County, TX has health coverage, with 33.5% on employee plans, 20.9% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 2.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Falls County, TX see 8648 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.231% decrease from the previous year (8668 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3455 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 5758 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

8,648 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Falls County, TX

Primary care physicians in Falls County, TX see an average of 8,648 patients per year. This represents a 0.231% decrease from the previous year (8,668 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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

Uninsured People

15.9%

Uninsured

33.5%

Employer Coverage

20.9%

Medicaid

13.7%

Medicare

13.3%

Non-Group

2.75%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Falls County, TX grew by 8.74% from 14.6% to 15.9%.

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 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Falls County, TX.

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 41.2% in Falls County, TX.

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

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