Fallon, NV

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2024 Population

25,805

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.4

1.51% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.14%

10.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$79,163

8.05% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Fallon, NV is home to a population of 25.8k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.32% of Fallon, NV residents were born outside of the country (1.37k people).

In 2024, there were 13.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.3k people) in Fallon, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.37k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.36k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Fallon, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fallon, NV was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fallon, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.3k ± 146
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.37k ± 260
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.36k ± 355

15.2%

Hispanic Population

3.93k people

15.2% of the people in Fallon, NV are hispanic (3.93k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fallon, NV as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
215,321 ± 11,001 people
Philippines
93,403 ± 7,392 people
Cuba
26,547 ± 3,983 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nevada was Mexico, the natal country of 215,321 Nevada residents, followed by Philippines with 93,403 and Cuba with 26,547.

Foreign-Born Population

5.32%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.37k people

4.92%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.26k people

As of 2024, 5.32% of Fallon, NV residents (1.37k 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 Fallon, NV was 4.92%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
990 ± 283
Vietnam
767 ± 202
Gulf War (1990s)
400 ± 162

Fallon, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fallon, NV.

Economy

The economy of Fallon, NV employs 10.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fallon, NV were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,403 people), Manufacturing (1,311 people), and Retail Trade (1,071 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($230,693), Utilities ($197,649), and Information ($93,357).

Employment

Occupations

10.6k

2024 Value

± 921

−1.74%

1 Year decline

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fallon, NV declined at a rate of −1.74%, from 10.8k employees to 10.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fallon, NV, are Management Occupations (1,148 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (1,119 people), and Production Occupations (942 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fallon, NV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nevada (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

10.6k

2024 Value

± 921

−1.74%

1 Year decline

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fallon, NV declined at a rate of −1.74%, from 10.8k employees to 10.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fallon, NV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,403 people), Manufacturing (1,311 people), and Retail Trade (1,071 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fallon, NV, though some of these residents may live in Fallon, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,526

Median earning men ± $4,482

$38,043

Median earning women ± $3,942

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($136,250), Wholesale Trade ($113,073), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($102,353).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($230,051), Information ($92,982), and Public Administration ($65,185).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

5.19%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.53M people employed in Nevada. This represents a 5.19% 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 21.2%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

38
Other Services (except Public Administration)
33
Construction
23
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

$43.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$36.7k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$35.5k
Manufacturing

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fallon, NV was $329,900 in 2024, which is 0.992 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $298,000 to $329,900, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Fallon, NV is 69.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fallon, NV have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fallon, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$329,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,952

$6,650

Median Property Taxes

±$648

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 Fallon, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.9%

Homeownership

2024

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.9% of the housing units in Fallon, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fallon, NV 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.

$79,163

Median Household Income

± $4,413

9.52k

Number of Households

± 760

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.52k households in Fallon, NV grew to $79,163 from the previous year's value of $73,268.

The following chart displays the households in Fallon, NV 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 Fallon, NV is from Nevada.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Nevada

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Nevada

In 2024, the income inequality in Nevada was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0693% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nevada was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nevada in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.8%)
Carpooled (9.73%)
Worked At Home (6.1%)

In 2024, 75.8% of workers in Fallon, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.73%) and those who worked at home (6.1%).

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

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fallon, NV have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.41% of the workforce in Fallon, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fallon, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fallon, NV have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fallon, NV (2.05k out of 25.2k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fallon, NV is White, followed by Two Or More 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

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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