Falls City, Oregon
Falls City: The Luckimute falls. 2 blocks from downtown
Falls City: Falls City Oregon
Falls City: Our newest building. The fire station.
Falls City: The A and N Hometown Grocery store. Get your groceries, fishing bait, movies and plumbing supplies in one stop. Why go to the big city?
Falls City: FALLS CITY AFTER A LIGHT SNOW
Falls City: Falls City Water Falls
Falls City: Falls City water Falls
Falls City: In the valley entering Falls City
Falls City: Downtown Falls City
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Population change since 2000: +10.6%
Males: 594 | (55.7%) |
Females: 474 | (44.3%) |
Median resident age: | 34.1 years |
Oregon median age: | 40.1 years |
Zip codes: 97344.
Falls City: | $38,669 |
OR: | $71,562 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $24,616 (it was $13,858 in 2000)
Falls City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $208,370 (it was $96,900 in 2000)
Falls City: | $208,370 |
OR: | $422,700 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $206,065; detached houses: $221,785; mobile homes: $146,254
Median gross rent in 2021: $1,025.
(29.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 3.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.8% for American Indian residents, 10.3% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Falls City, OR
- 1,20269.4%White alone
- 28716.6%Hispanic
- 1609.2%Asian alone
- 1025.9%Two or more races
- 211.2%American Indian alone
Races in Falls City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Oregon and other state lists, there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Falls City, Oregon as of March 18, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Falls City is 326 to 1.
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Ancestries: English (11.7%), German (9.5%), European (9.1%), American (7.9%), Norwegian (4.6%), Scottish (4.2%).
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Elevation: 370 feet
Land area: 1.23 square miles.
Population density: 868 people per square mile (low).
68 residents are foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.4% North America).
This city: | 3.9% |
Oregon: | 9.8% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,477 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,084 (0.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Salem, OR (20.6 miles , pop. 136,924).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (54.3 miles , pop. 224,220).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (792.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.87 N, Longitude: 123.44 W
Area code: 503
Here: | 3.7% |
Oregon: | 3.6% |
- Computer & electronic products (10.0%)
- Public administration (10.0%)
- Health care (9.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.8%)
- Educational services (6.8%)
- Wood products (5.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.1%)
- Computer & electronic products (14.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.6%)
- Wood products (6.5%)
- Construction (6.0%)
- Public administration (5.4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.9%)
- Health care (16.8%)
- Public administration (15.5%)
- Educational services (12.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.8%)
- Computer & electronic products (5.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.1%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (3.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (11.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.5%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9.0%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (8.4%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.5%)
Average climate in Falls City, Oregon
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 65.0. This is about average.
City: | 65.0 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2017 was 6.29. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.29 |
U.S.: | 8.46 |
Earthquake activity:
Falls City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 1341% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 170.9 miles away from Falls City center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 307.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 159.3 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 161.6 miles away from Falls City center
On 8/17/1991 at 22:17:14, a magnitude 7.1 (6.2 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.1 MW, 6.8 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi) earthquake occurred 241.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 263.4 miles away from Falls City center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Polk County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Landslides: 5, Mudslides: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Storms: 4, Snows: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Falls City:
- AMBERWOOD TERRACE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; DALLAS, OR)
- WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 8 miles away; DALLAS, OR)
- DALLAS RET VILLAGE HEALTH CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; DALLAS, OR)
- INDEPENDENCE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; INDEPENDENCE, OR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Falls City:
- Western Oregon University (about 10 miles; Monmouth, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- Willamette University (about 21 miles; Salem, OR; FT enrollment: 2,551)
- Oregon State University (about 23 miles; Corvallis, OR; FT enrollment: 23,206)
- Chemeketa Community College (about 24 miles; Salem, OR; FT enrollment: 10,746)
- Linn-Benton Community College (about 26 miles; Albany, OR; FT enrollment: 4,511)
- George Fox University (about 39 miles; Newberg, OR; FT enrollment: 2,954)
- Pioneer Pacific College (about 46 miles; Wilsonville, OR; FT enrollment: 2,194)
Public high school in Falls City:
- FALLS CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 68, Location: 111 N MAIN ST, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Falls City:
- FALLS CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 95, Location: 177 PROSPECT AVE, Grades: KG-8)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Falls City: Falls City Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), Falls City Fire Department (B), Falls City Public Works (C), Wagner Community Library (D), Falls City Community Building and Municipal Courthouse (E), Falls City City Hall (F), Southwest Polk County Rural Fire Protection District Station 120 (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Everz Creek (A), Berry Creek (B), Dutch Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Falls City include: Bridge Park (1), George Kitchen Upper Park (2), Michael Harding Park (3), Fran Wilson Riverside Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Drinking water stations with addresses in Falls City and their reported violations in the past:
FALLS CITY, CITY OF (Population served: 970, Surface water):Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2013. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-02-2013)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2013. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-02-2013)
- Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In MAY-2013, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-02-2013)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2013 and JUN-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-05-2013)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2013 and JUN-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-05-2013)
- 43 regular monitoring violations
- 3 other older monitoring violations
This city: | 2.6 people |
Oregon: | 2.5 people |
This city: | 71.3% |
Whole state: | 63.4% |
This city: | 8.5% |
Whole state: | 8.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
For population 15 years and over in Falls City:
- Never married: 29.2%
- Now married: 48.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 15.3%
For population 25 years and over in Falls City:
- High school or higher: 76.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 11.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.6 minutes
Here: | 11.4 |
Oregon average: | 11.4 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Falls City, OR (based on Polk County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 8,520 | 55 |
Other | 4,734 | 16 |
Catholic | 2,522 | 2 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,127 | 12 |
None | 57,500 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Polk County: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Polk County: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Polk County: | 1.87 / 10,000 pop. |
Oregon: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Polk County: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Oregon: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Polk County: | 5.73 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Polk County: | 7.5% |
State: | 7.4% |
Here: | 31.0% |
State: | 25.6% |
Polk County: | 16.3% |
Oregon: | 14.2% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 48.6% |
Oregon: | 49.6% |
Falls City: | 44.7% |
Oregon: | 46.8% |
Here: | 29.2 |
State: | 28.5 |
This city: | 22.8% |
Oregon: | 21.2% |
Here: | 11.7% |
Oregon: | 10.1% |
Falls City: | 6.8 |
Oregon: | 6.8 |
Falls City: | 36.0% |
State: | 33.3% |
This city: | 54.3% |
Oregon: | 56.5% |
Here: | 76.8% |
Oregon: | 78.7% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Falls City, OR Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parks and Recreation | 2 | $577 | $3,462 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 2 | $9,467 | $56,802 | 0 | $0 |
Water Supply | 2 | $7,490 | $44,940 | 0 | $0 |
Streets and Highways | 2 | $1,080 | $6,480 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,468 | |
Firefighters | 0 | $0 | 1 | $400 | |
Totals for Government | 8 | $18,614 | $27,921 | 3 | $2,868 |
Falls City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Construction - Regular Highways: $81,000 ($75.84)
Water Utilities: $3,000 ($2.81)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $110,000 ($103.00)
Water Utilities: $47,000 ($44.01)
Sewerage: $39,000 ($36.52)
Local Fire Protection: $9,000 ($8.43)
Police Protection: $2,000 ($1.87)
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $46,000 ($43.07)
Other - Local Fire Protection: $6,000 ($5.62)
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $5,000 ($4.68)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $110,000 ($103.00)
Falls City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $39,000 ($36.52)
Parks and Recreation: $2,000 ($1.87)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $65,000 ($60.86)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $0 ($0.00)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $303,000 ($283.71)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $140,000 ($131.09)
General Local Government Support: $27,000 ($25.28)
Sewerage: $2,000 ($1.87)
- Tax - Property: $111,000 ($103.93)
Falls City government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000 ($2.81)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000 ($2.81)
Strongest AM radio stations in Falls City:
- KWIP (880 AM; 5 kW; DALLAS, OR; Owner: JUPITER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOAC (550 AM; 5 kW; CORVALLIS, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
- KSLM (1390 AM; 10 kW; SALEM, OR)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
- KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDUN (1030 AM; 50 kW; REEDSPORT, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
- KZTU (660 AM; 10 kW; JUNCTION CITY, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Falls City:
- KHPE (107.9 FM; ALBANY, OR; Owner: INTEGRITY MEDIA, INC.)
- K264AA (100.7 FM; CORVALLIS, ETC., OR; Owner: THE KBOO FOUNDATION)
- K228DT (93.5 FM; HAPPY HOLLOW, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
- KLOO-FM (106.3 FM; CORVALLIS, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRKT-FM (99.9 FM; ALBANY, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K243AL (96.5 FM; CORVALLIS, OR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- K276BU (103.1 FM; CORVALLIS, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
- KDUK-FM (104.7 FM; FLORENCE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFLY (101.5 FM; CORVALLIS, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSND (95.1 FM; LINCOLN CITY, OR; Owner: RADIO BEAM, LLC)
- KLVU (107.1 FM; SWEET HOME, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K231AB (94.1 FM; TURNER, OR; Owner: STATE OF OREGON / STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- K207BX (89.3 FM; EUGENE, OR; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- KPIE-LP (94.7 FM; DALLAS, OR; Owner: COMMUNITY INFORMATION SYSTEM, INC.)
- K203BT (88.5 FM; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K214CI (90.7 FM; EUGENE, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K207BO (89.3 FM; NEWPORT, OR; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KXPC-FM (103.7 FM; LEBANON, OR; Owner: PORTLAND BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KYTE (102.7 FM; NEWPORT, OR; Owner: YAQUINA BAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KRSK (105.1 FM; MOLALLA, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Falls City:
- KPXG (Channel 22; SALEM, OR; Owner: PAXSON SALEM LICENSE, INC.)
- KOAC-TV (Channel 7; CORVALLIS, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
- K14GW (Channel 14; CORVALLIS, OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K67GU (Channel 67; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K61CC (Channel 61; SALEM, OR; Owner: NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING)
- K50GG (Channel 50; SALEM, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 10Number of bridges
- 95ft / 28.5mTotal length
- 3,820Total average daily traffic
- 568Total average daily truck traffic
- 4,938Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21950-1959
- 21960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 32000-2009
- 22020-2022
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
C) Refinancings | ||
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Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $97,920 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0204.00
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Falls City, OR
- 5045.0%Structure Fires
- 4742.3%Outside Fires
- 109.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 43.6%Other
Most common first names in Falls City, OR among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 8 | 77.7 years |
John | 8 | 70.6 years |
Charles | 6 | 70.9 years |
Elizabeth | 6 | 82.0 years |
George | 5 | 80.8 years |
Floyd | 5 | 74.5 years |
Helen | 5 | 80.2 years |
James | 5 | 68.2 years |
Mary | 4 | 70.8 years |
Arthur | 4 | 75.3 years |
Most common last names in Falls City, OR among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Frink | 4 | 78.8 years |
Ames | 4 | 87.5 years |
Relaford | 4 | 76.8 years |
Smith | 4 | 76.0 years |
Dowell | 3 | 70.1 years |
Brown | 3 | 73.7 years |
Kitchin | 3 | 76.4 years |
Hunter | 3 | 83.7 years |
Murphy | 3 | 76.7 years |
Bobo | 3 | 73.6 years |
- 47.2%Electricity
- 41.7%Wood
- 3.8%Utility gas
- 3.8%Other fuel
- 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 59.9%Electricity
- 35.3%Wood
- 3.0%No fuel used
- 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Falls City compared to Oregon state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Falls City on our top lists:
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other South America (population 500+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
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