Falls County, Texas

Falls County has a population of 17,291 and has grown 5.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $110,900, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $57,247.

Home price
$110,900
Income
$57,247
Population
17,291
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$110,900county
Median gross rent$731county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198059.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$57,247county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate14.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.8%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.4%county
Share of workers employed by government21.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.1%county
Economic output per resident$38,692county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.37%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport53849county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station26 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths156.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.0%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2358county
Students per full-time teacher14.4county
Free lunch eligible79.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians6county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.9%county
Frequent mental distress19.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population17,291county
Land area in square miles765county
People per square mile of land22.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.4%county
Population change since 2020+5.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.3%county
Share of households that are one person33.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.0%county
Second languages15.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents318county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in445county
Households that moved away374county
Average income of arriving households$49,108county
Average income of departing households$44,797county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F122 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing35 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days255 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 8county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$165county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use1,210 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas27.9%county
Homes heated by propane13.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband80.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk24.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk62.3county
Landslide risk10.6county
Hail risk62.0county
Earthquake risk21.6county
Tornado risk69.9county
Tropical cyclone risk68.0county
Extreme heat risk53.8county
Winter weather risk39.1county
Strong wind risk26.0county
Wildfire risk54.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Falls County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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