Falls City, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

1,222

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

2.78% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.8%

0.0827% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,250

0.305% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$302,900

Population & Diversity

Falls City, OR is home to a population of 1.22k people, from which 99% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.64% of Falls City, OR residents were born outside of the country (20 people).

In 2024, there were 10 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (984 people) in Falls City, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 98 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 72 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Falls City, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Falls City, OR was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Falls City, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
984 ± 227
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
98 ± 127
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
72 ± 53

11.3%

Hispanic Population

138 people

11.3% of the people in Falls City, OR are hispanic (138 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Falls City, OR 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 Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
144,017 ± 9,158 people
Vietnam
20,980 ± 3,547 people
India
20,652 ± 3,520 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 144,017 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 20,980 and India with 20,652.

Foreign-Born Population

1.64%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

20 people

1.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

22 people

As of 2024, 1.64% of Falls City, OR residents (20 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 Falls City, OR was 1.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
97 ± 115
Vietnam
29 ± 25
Gulf War (1990s)
6 ± 14

Falls City, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.34 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Falls City, OR.

Economy

The economy of Falls City, OR employs 465 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Falls City, OR were Construction (129 people), Educational Services (87 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (63 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,833), Public Administration ($59,107), and Educational Services ($53,750).

Employment

Occupations

465

2024 Value

± 151

3.33%

1 Year growth

± 43.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Falls City, OR grew at a rate of 3.33%, from 450 employees to 465 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Falls City, OR, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (115 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (45 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (45 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Falls City, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (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

465

2024 Value

± 151

3.33%

1 Year growth

± 43.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Falls City, OR grew at a rate of 3.33%, from 450 employees to 465 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Falls City, OR, are Construction (129 people), Educational Services (87 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (63 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Falls City, OR, though some of these residents may live in Falls City, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,500

Median earning men ± $15,547

$42,813

Median earning women ± $22,364

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,063), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,438), and Retail Trade ($43,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($58,393), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,094), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($16,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Falls City, OR was $302,900 in 2024, which is 0.91 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $275,400 to $302,900, a 9.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Falls City, OR is 74%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Falls City, OR have an average commute time of 30.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Falls City, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$302,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$41,685

$313

Median Property Taxes

±$80

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

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

Rent vs Own

74%

Homeownership

2024

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74% of the housing units in Falls City, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Falls City, OR 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.

$51,250

Median Household Income

± $21,983

423

Number of Households

± 101

In 2024, the median household income of the 423 households in Falls City, OR grew to $51,250 from the previous year's value of $51,094.

The following chart displays the households in Falls City, OR 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 $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Falls City, OR is from Oregon.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2024, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.412% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.4%)
Worked At Home (7.14%)
Carpooled (6.7%)

In 2024, 80.4% of workers in Falls City, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.14%) and those who carpooled to work (6.7%).

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

30.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Falls City, OR have a longer commute time (30.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.2% of the workforce in Falls City, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Falls City, OR (239 out of 1.21k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 12 - 14, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Falls City, OR 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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