Falls City, Texas
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| Males: 266 |  (40.6%) |
| Females: 389 |  (59.4%) |
| Median resident age: |  38.5 years |
| Texas median age: |  34.5 years |
Zip codes: 78113.
| Falls City: | $63,307 |
| TX: | $56,565 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $36,327 (it was $19,125 in 2000)
Falls City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $100,838 (it was $39,900 in 2000)
| Falls City: | $100,838 |
| TX: | $161,500 |
Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $145,406; Detached houses: $161,048; Mobile homes: $41,462
Median gross rent in 2016: $891.
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Races in Falls City, TX (2010)
- 46876.6%White alone
- 13021.3%Hispanic
- 71.1%Two or more races
- 50.8%American Indian alone
- 10.2%Black alone
Races in Falls City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: Polish (39.2%), German (22.1%), English (6.9%), European (2.5%), Swiss (1.5%), Irish (1.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 0.90 square miles.
Population density: 724 people per square mile (low).
For population 25 years and over in Falls City:
- High school or higher: 91.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Falls City city:
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 10.5%
9 residents are foreign born
| This city: | 1.5% |
| Texas: | 13.9% |
According to our research of Texas and other state lists there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Falls City, Texas as of February 22, 2019.
The ratio of number of residents in Falls City to the number of sex offenders is 229 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,674 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,318 (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Antonio, TX 
(44.1 miles , pop. 1,144,646).
Nearest cities: Poth, TX (2.7 miles ),
Karnes City, TX (3.1 miles ),
Floresville, TX (3.7 miles ),
Loma Vista, TX (3.7 miles)
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Gillett, TX (3.9 miles ),
Kenedy, TX (3.9 miles ),
Stockdale, TX (4.2 miles ),
Runge, TX (4.4 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $78,500
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $22,000
- 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $96,500
- 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $91,000
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $107,000
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,500
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $151,500
- 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $122,300
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $60,000
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $130,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $272,000
- 2012: 4 buildings, average cost: $175,600
- 2013: 5 buildings, average cost: $285,000
- 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $186,300
Latitude: 28.98 N, Longitude: 98.02 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 830
| Here: | 4.1% |
| Texas: | 4.4% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Construction (16%)
- Manufacturing (14%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (11%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Health care and social assistance (47%)
- Accommodation and food services (17%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Information (3%)
- Finance and insurance (2%)
- Sales and related occupations (21%)
- Management occupations (19%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (18%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (12%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (4%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (13%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (10%)
Average climate in Falls City, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Falls City-area historical tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/25/1966, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.3 miles away from the Falls City city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 5/8/1967, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.0 miles away from the city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Falls City-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 13.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 333.8 miles away from Falls City center
On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, 3.9 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 4.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 323.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/20/1991 at 23:38:19, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 5.2 miles away from Falls City center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Karnes County (9) is smaller than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Fires: 2, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Fabian Kowalik - Baseball player.
Hospitals and medical centers near Falls City:
- KARNES CITY CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; KARNES CITY, TX)
- KARNES CITY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; KARNES CITY, TX)
- KARNES CITY HOSPITAL INC (Hospital, about 10 miles away; KARNES CITY, TX)
- FLORESVILLE NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; FLORESVILLE, TX)
- FLORESVILLE DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 15 miles away; FLORESVILLE, TX)
- CONNALLY MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 15 miles away; FLORESVILLE, TX)
- CONNALLY MEMORIAL HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; FLORESVILLE, TX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Falls City:
- Palo Alto College (about 40 miles; San Antonio, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,055)
- St Philip's College (about 40 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 5,970)
- Coastal Bend College (about 41 miles; Beeville, TX; FT enrollment: 2,880)
- San Antonio College (about 44 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 15,182)
- University of the Incarnate Word (about 44 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 6,875)
- Trinity University (about 44 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 2,467)
- Our Lady of the Lake University (about 45 miles; San Antonio, TX; FT enrollment: 2,133)
Public high school in Falls City:
- FALLS CITY H S (Location: 525 N NELSON ST, Grades: 7-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Falls City:
- FALLS CITY EL (Students: 165, Location: 525 N NELSON ST, Grades: PK-6)
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(5.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.9% for other race residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Falls City, TX
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
| This city: | 2.5 people |
| Texas: | 2.8 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 69.8% |
| Whole state: | 69.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Banks with branches in Falls City (2011 data):
- The Falls City National Bank: at Highway 181 And Mavrick, branch established on 1907/03/23. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $199.2 mil, Deposits: $180.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.3 |
| Texas average: | 14.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Falls City city (based on Karnes County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 4,435 | 8 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,797 | 24 |
| Mainline Protestant | 952 | 8 |
| Other | 1 | - |
| None | 6,639 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| Karnes County: | 2.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Karnes County: | 0.67 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
| Karnes County: | 6.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
| Here: | 7.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.6% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Karnes County: | 29.0% |
| Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 21.4% |
| State: | 15.7% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| Falls City: | 46.6% |
| Texas: | 48.0% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| This city: | 41.8% |
| State: | 46.4% |
Average BMI:
| Falls City: | 28.6 |
| Texas: | 28.5 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| Falls City: | 22.6% |
| State: | 21.2% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| This city: | 11.7% |
| Texas: | 10.4% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| Falls City: | 6.8 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| Falls City: | 32.2% |
| Texas: | 33.0% |
General health condition:
| This city: | 52.1% |
| State: | 55.5% |
Average condition of hearing:
| This city: | 76.9% |
| Texas: | 80.4% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Falls City, TX Residents
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewerage | 1 | $2,927 | $35,124 | 1 | $1,018 |
| Water Supply | 1 | $2,927 | $35,124 | 1 | $1,018 |
| Other and Unallocable | 1 | $2,823 | $33,876 | 1 | $793 |
| Totals for Government | 3 | $8,677 | $34,708 | 3 | $2,829 |
Falls City government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Construction - Sewerage: $12,000 ($18.32)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $210,000 ($320.61)
Water Utilities: $68,000 ($103.82)
Solid Waste Management: $40,000 ($61.07)
Sewerage: $40,000 ($61.07)
Parks & Recreation: $15,000 ($22.90)
Financial Administration: $2,000 ($3.05)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $80,000 ($122.14)
Falls City government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $47,000 ($71.76)
Solid Waste Management: $40,000 ($61.07)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $250,000 ($381.68)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000 ($16.79)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $75,000 ($114.50)
- Tax - Property: $70,000 ($106.87)
Total General Sales: $20,000 ($30.53)
Falls City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $371,000 ($566.41)
7.30% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,927 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.30% |
| Texas average: | 7.14% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Bexar County, TX | 1.07% ($36,773 average AGI) |
| from Bee County, TX | 0.68% ($27,750) |
| from Wilson County, TX | 0.41% ($28,235) |
6.57% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,089 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.57% |
| Texas average: | 6.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Bexar County, TX | 1.03% ($30,238 average AGI) |
| to Bee County, TX | 1.00% ($24,805) |
| to Wilson County, TX | 0.49% ($37,800) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Falls City:
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
- KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KSLR (630 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC.)
- KDRY (1100 AM; 11 kW; ALAMO HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: KDRY RADIO, INC.)
- KTSA (550 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF SAN ANTONIO)
- KONO (860 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KFNI (1380 AM; 4 kW; PLEASANTON, TX; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KEDA (1540 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: D & E BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KXTN (1310 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX)
Strongest FM radio stations in Falls City:
- KXTN-FM (107.5 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KROM (92.9 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KSMG (105.3 FM; SEGUIN, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KISS-FM (99.5 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KEMA (94.5 FM; THREE RIVERS, TX; Owner: ROY E. HENDERSON)
- KBBT (98.5 FM; SCHERTZ, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KCJZ (106.7 FM; TERRELL HILLS, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KCYY (100.3 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KTNR (92.1 FM; KENEDY, TX; Owner: GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING OF TEXAS)
- KLEY-FM (94.1 FM; FLORESVILLE, TX; Owner: KLEY LICENSING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Falls City:
- K45DX (Channel 45; FLORESVILLE, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA PARTNERSHIP OF FLORESVILLE)
- KENS-TV (Channel 5; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
- WOAI-TV (Channel 4; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KVDA (Channel 60; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
- KSAT-TV (Channel 12; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, SAN ANTONIO, LP)
- KABB (Channel 29; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KABB LICENSEE, LLC)
- KWEX-TV (Channel 41; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KWEX LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KSAA-LP (Channel 28; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KHCE (Channel 23; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
- KXTM-LP (Channel 21; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: HUMBERTO LOPEZ)
- KLRN (Channel 9; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: ALAMO PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- KFTO-CA (Channel 67; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA PARTNERSHIP OF SAN ANTONIO)
- KRRT (Channel 35; KERRVILLE, TX; Owner: SAN ANTONIO (KRRT-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- KQVE-LP (Channel 46; La VERNIA, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 2Number of bridges
- 16m52ftTotal length
- $765,000Total costs
- 13,300Total average daily traffic
- 3,123Total average daily truck traffic
- 20,740Total future (year 2032) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
4- Call Sign: KA5KFL, Licensee ID: L01201722, Grant Date: 10/13/2006, Expiration Date: 11/27/2016, Registrant: Edmund P Sekula, 1004 County Road 212, Falls City, TX 78113
- Call Sign: N2OVD, Licensee ID: L00726991, Grant Date: 10/01/2013, Expiration Date: 10/01/2023, Registrant: Michael J Sturm, 805 Chambord Drive, Falls City, TX 78113-0194
- Call Sign: KG5EWW, Licensee ID: L01906407, Grant Date: 11/21/2014, Expiration Date: 11/21/2024, Certifier: Ken R Clifford, Registrant: Ken R Clifford, 6415 Fm541w, Falls City, TX 78113
- Call Sign: KG5EWX, Licensee ID: L01906408, Grant Date: 11/21/2014, Expiration Date: 11/21/2024, Certifier: Judith D Clifford, Registrant: Judith D Clifford, 6415 Fm541, Falls City, TX 78113
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 4
| Most common first names in Falls City, TX among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 25 | 83.7 years |
| John | 18 | 74.7 years |
| Frank | 11 | 76.5 years |
| Vincent | 11 | 79.7 years |
| Annie | 10 | 83.0 years |
| Joe | 9 | 81.1 years |
| Julia | 9 | 90.5 years |
| Ben | 8 | 77.7 years |
| Anton | 8 | 75.3 years |
| Frances | 7 | 84.2 years |
| Most common last names in Falls City, TX among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Moczygemba | 42 | 81.0 years |
| Lyssy | 21 | 82.6 years |
| Gawlik | 16 | 77.2 years |
| Dziuk | 16 | 71.9 years |
| Wiatrek | 15 | 80.5 years |
| Kotara | 13 | 77.8 years |
| Kowalik | 12 | 76.7 years |
| Kotzur | 12 | 79.0 years |
| Pawelek | 12 | 76.1 years |
| Skloss | 11 | 82.4 years |
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (49%)
- Electricity (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Falls City compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
