County population in 2014: 16,989 (33% urban, 67% rural); it was 18,576 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,753 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,714 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,656 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,835 (it was 1,840 in 2000)
% of renters here:
28%
State:
36%
Land area: 769 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 22 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Falls County: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Construction (25.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (21.3%), Educational, health and social services (19.3%), Manufacturing (14.4%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $37,737 ($26,589 in 1999)
This county:
$37,737
Texas:
$55,653
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $375 (lower quartile is $273, upper quartile is $513)
This county:
$375
State:
$774
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $72,535 (it was $41,900 in 2000)
Falls:
$72,535
Texas:
$152,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $36,945 - $131,942 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $978 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $371
Institutionalized population: 2,053
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 18
Burglaries: 64
Thefts: 37
Auto thefts: 13
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 2
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 28
Thefts: 44
Auto thefts: 12
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,428 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $821 (1.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 22.0%
(9.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.8% for Black residents, 36.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 54.5% for American Indian residents, 33.1% for other race residents, 3.2% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 20.2%
Falls County:
20.2%
Texas:
15.9%
(8.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.2% for Black residents, 32.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 45.5% for American Indian residents, 27.7% for other race residents, 2.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 40 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 40 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48 years old, Black residents: 34 years old, American Indian residents: 39 years old, Asian residents: 75 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29 years old, Other race residents: 35 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Falls County is $434 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $489 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.
Current college students: 539 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 862 (36% naturalized citizens)
Falls County:
4.6%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 211
1990 to 1994: 220
1985 to 1989: 136
1980 to 1984: 84
1975 to 1979: 73
1970 to 1974: 31
1970 to 1974: 76
1965 to 1969: 31
Note: State values scaled to Falls County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.7%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,927
One, attached: 141
Two: 271
3 or 4: 112
5 to 9: 77
10 to 19: 87
20 or more: 112
Mobile homes: 901
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30
Housing units in Falls County with a mortgage: 1,209 (32 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,016
Here:
37.5% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Falls County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
4,251
30
Catholic
2,179
5
Mainline Protestant
1,467
16
Black Protestant
540
3
Other
3
1
None
9,426
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Falls County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Falls County:
1.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:
1.77 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Falls County:
5.90 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
This county:
5.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Falls County:
10.8%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Falls County:
29.3%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.7%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Falls County:
Average size of farms: 341 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $56,709 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $129.55 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 74.29% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52,757 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.01% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.89% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53,342 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.08% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 28.16 Corn for grain: 74311 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 8454 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1593 harvested acres Vegetables: 107 harvested acres Land in orchards: 695 acres
Earthquake activity:
Falls County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 253.9 miles away from Falls County 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) earthquake occurred 386.6 miles away from the county center 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 183.4 miles away from the county center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 236.8 miles away from the county center On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 368.2 miles away from Falls County 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 174.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: November 30, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-454: November 30, 1974, FEMA Id: 454, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Falls County (8) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 5
Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Healthcare support occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (93%)
Germany (2%)
Other Central America (1%)
Canada (1%)
El Salvador (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Honduras (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Falls County (%):
German (17%)
United States or American (9%)
Irish (6%)
English (5%)
Czech (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Polish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,923 (79%)
Carpooled: 900 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 160 (3%)
Other means: 37 (1%)
Worked at home: 216 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Falls County, Texas in 2000:
1,312 people in state prisons
411 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
258 people in nursing homes
32 people in unknown juvenile institutions
18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
16 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
14 people in other group homes
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
11 people in homes for the mentally ill
People in group quarters in Falls County, Texas in 2010:
1,324 people in state prisons
597 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
132 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
15 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $36,545.
6.73% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($29,276 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.73%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.72% relocated from other counties in Texas ($25,541 average AGI)
1.01% relocated from other states ($3,732 average AGI)
Falls County:
1.01%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.31% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,489 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.31%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.63% relocated to other counties in Texas ($28,284 average AGI)
0.68% relocated to other states ($2,205 average AGI)
Falls County:
0.68%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Births per 1000 population in Falls County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population in Falls County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Falls County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 26.1% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 15.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Falls County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Falls County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,846 (2,310 aged, 536 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 552 (14%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Falls County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (602)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (203)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (162)
Congestive heart failure (110)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (98)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.63 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,346 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 180 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,082
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,213 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,094 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 40
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 15,798
In family households: 13,398 (2,828 male householders, 1,386 female householders)
2,948 spouses, 4,545 children (4,199 natural, 105 adopted, 241 stepchildren), 647 grandchildren, 169 brothers or sisters, 152 parents, 304 other relatives, 315 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,400 (1,054 male householders (889 living alone)), 1,034 female householders (933 living alone)), 312 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,068 (2,053 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,898 2-persons, 941 3-persons, 666 4-persons, 396 5-persons, 167 6-persons, 146 7-or-more-persons.
2,655 married couples with children.
1,318 single-parent households (224 men, 1,094 women).
86.1% of residents of Falls County speak English at home.
12.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $128,234,000 ($7,218 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,058,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,515,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,764,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,164,000 Federal grants: $47,213,000 Federal procurement contracts: $554,000 ($7,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,024,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,215,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,975,000 Federal Government insurance: $13,769,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,086
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,167
Here:
66 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +131
Here:
+7 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -954
Here:
-54 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Falls County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.97 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)
Note: State values scaled to Falls County population
no vehicle: 369
1 vehicle: 1,472
2 vehicles: 1,831
3 vehicles: 691
4 vehicles: 205
5+ vehicles: 88
no vehicle: 423
1 vehicle: 858
2 vehicles: 463
3 vehicles: 53
4 vehicles: 34
5+ vehicles: 9
63% of Falls County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Texas.
Falls County:
63.4%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 15,487
Northeast: 204
Midwest: 455
South: 812
West: 688
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,900
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Falls County
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