Falls City, Texas
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| Males: 310 |  (47.4%) |
| Females: 345 |  (52.6%) |
| Median resident age: |  41.1 years |
| Texas median age: |  34.0 years |
Zip codes: 78113.
| Falls City: | $47,217 |
| TX: | $51,704 |
Estimated per capita income in 2013: $27,378 (it was $19,125 in 2000)
Falls City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,965 (it was $39,900 in 2000)
| Falls City: | $104,965 |
| TX: | $132,000 |
Median gross rent in 2013: $488.
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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 (35.1%), German (18.9%), English (12.0%), Irish (6.3%), Czech (3.5%).
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: 82.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Falls City city:
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 65.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 7.8%
14 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America).
| This city: | 2.6% |
| Texas: | 16.5% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $1,300 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $1,012 (1.0%)
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 (%)
- Manufacturing (39%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Utilities (11%)
- Construction (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Educational services (34%)
- Accommodation and food services (28%)
- Health care and social assistance (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Retail trade (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Production occupations (27%)
- Management occupations (23%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (13%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (23%)
- Management occupations (22%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Community and social service occupations (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (4%)
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 (12).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)
Notable location: Falls City Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
(8.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 71.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 75.5% for other race residents, 98.4% for two or more races 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: | 15.0 |
| Texas average: | 14.4 |
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:
- Electricity (70%)
- Utility gas (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Falls City compared to Texas 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 below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
