Falls County, Texas Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Falls County, TX Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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C
Health Below averageLess healthy than 85% of counties in Texas
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D
Income Well below averageLess wealthy than 92% of counties in Texas
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F
Education Well below averageLess educated than 87% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population: density and quick facts
| Metric | Falls County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 17,291 | 30,160,889 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 22.3 | 112.2 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | 0.02% | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 42.3 | 35.9 | 37.3 |
| Households | 6,344 | 10,982,153 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Falls County grew by 1.4% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 17,291 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Falls County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 21.1% of residents. That is 1.6 points above Texas as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 3,504 20.3% -3.2 pts
- Millennials 29–44 3,506 20.3% -2.6 pts
- Gen X 45–60 3,648 21.1% +1.6 pts
- Boomers 61–79 3,193 18.5% +5.2 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Texas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 53.5% of the people living in Falls County and men 46.5%.
- Women 53.5% Texas 50.1%
- Men 46.5% Texas 49.9%
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Economy
Falls County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.
| Metric | Falls County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,600 | $78,939 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 5.51% | 4.56% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Falls County is about 28% lower than in Texas.
Housing
| Metric | Falls County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $57,499 | $258,873 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $730 | $1,402 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 76.5% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Falls County is about 6.6 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $730 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Falls County spend about 52 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 218 hours, about 9.1 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Falls County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 26.2 | 22.8 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 52.4 | 45.6 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 218 | 190 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $6,762 | $5,888 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 9,984 | 9,879 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 871 | 1,441 | 1,355 |
Fastest commutes among counties in
Texas:
Loving County (3.2 min), King County (5.8 min), Terrell County (6.5 min).
Slowest:
Bandera County (38.6 min), San Jacinto County (35.9 min), Liberty County (33.6 min).
The average commute time in Falls County is 26 minutes, longer than the 23 minutes in Texas.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Falls County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.
| Metric | Falls County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.8% | 29.3% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.42 | 2.69 | 2.53 |
Highest education index among counties in
Texas:
Collin County (0.4), Travis County (0.4), Fort Bend County (0.4).
Lowest:
Kenedy County (0.0), Hudspeth County (0.1), La Salle County (0.1).
Health
Falls County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.
| Metric | Falls County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 76.4 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 24.9% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 23.7% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
Highest health index among counties in
Texas:
Collin County (0.8), Travis County (0.8), Denton County (0.8).
Lowest:
Starr County (0.7), Brooks County (0.7), Presidio County (0.7).
Falls County, TX Compared With Nearby Counties
Falls County, TX is the smallest of the 5 counties compared here, 17,291 residents against a local median of 145,723. Falls County, TX's median home price, at $57,499, runs 73% below the $211,414 typical of the counties around it.
Commute tells the same story from another angle: 26.2 min against a local median of 18.7 min, 40% above it. Every measure here with a clear better direction points the same way, and it is the wrong way: Falls County, TX reads weaker than its neighbours on all of them. The counties themselves spread $155,973 on median home price, so Falls County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Falls County, TX has the 5th highest median home price of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls County, TX | 17,291 | $56,600 #5/5 | $57,499 #5/5 | 26.2 min #5/5 |
| McLennan County, TX | 265,889 | $67,138 | $230,522 | 18.1 min |
| Limestone County, TX | 22,283 | $60,959 | $192,307 | 18.8 min |
| Milam County, TX | 25,558 | $66,080 | $99,499 | 25.4 min |
| Bell County, TX | 386,831 | $68,554 | $255,472 | 18.5 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Falls County, Texas.
How big is Falls County, Texas by population?
About 17,291 people live in Falls County, Texas, in 6,344 households of 2.4 people on average. The median age is 42.3, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 5 years.
How densely populated is Falls County, Texas?
Averaged over its land area, Falls County, Texas has 22 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 26% of the U.S. average of 86.
How affordable is housing in Falls County, Texas?
The median home costs 1.0 times the median household income ($57,499 against $56,600), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $730 a month takes about 15% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
How common is a college degree in Falls County, Texas?
11.8% of adults in Falls County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 8), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.
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