Falcon Mesa, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

426

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

109% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.86%

4.26% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,589

17.5% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$154,200

Population & Diversity

Falcon Mesa, TX is home to a population of 426 people, from which 94.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.2% of Falcon Mesa, TX residents were born outside of the country (52 people).

In 2024, there were 4.13 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (343 people) in Falcon Mesa, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 83 White (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.8%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.8% of Falcon Mesa, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Falcon Mesa, TX was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Falcon Mesa, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
343 ± 342
White (Non-Hispanic)
83 ± 70
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 15

80.5%

Hispanic Population

343 people

80.5% of the people in Falcon Mesa, TX are hispanic (343 people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

12.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

52 people

10.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

46 people

As of 2024, 12.2% of Falcon Mesa, TX residents (52 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Falcon Mesa, TX was 10.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
7 ± 19
Gulf War (1990s)
3 ± 16

Falcon Mesa, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 2.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Falcon Mesa, TX.

Housing & Living

People in Falcon Mesa, TX have an average commute time of 33.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Falcon Mesa, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$154,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$125,916

$145

Median Property Taxes

±$85

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 Falcon Mesa, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

89%

Homeownership

2024

61.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89% of the housing units in Falcon Mesa, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 100%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$62,589

Median Household Income

± $58,059

163

Number of Households

± 96

In 2024, the median household income of the 163 households in Falcon Mesa, TX declined from $62,589 from the previous year's value of $75,848.

The following chart displays the households in Falcon Mesa, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Falcon Mesa, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Falcon Mesa, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

33.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Falcon Mesa, TX have a longer commute time (33.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.41% of the workforce in Falcon Mesa, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Falcon Mesa, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Falcon Mesa, TX have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.86% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Falcon Mesa, TX (42 out of 426 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Falcon Mesa, TX is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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