CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fallbrook

California · 22,122 residents · 17.5 sq mi

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Fallbrook is home to 22,122 people in California. Median home value sits at $189,200. The median age is 28.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. There are 6,978 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $590 a month.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,122

−24%vs 2000

vs 29,100 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

28.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 31.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

17.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510%(2,210)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(1,930)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(1,494)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,594)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.7%(2,377)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(3,792)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(2,803)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(1,771)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(1,488)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(1,480)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(908)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(275)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,656

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,778 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,050

−28%vs 2000

vs $18,152 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$189,200

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $219,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$590

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $707 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.6%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.9% in 2000

45.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.3%(16,687)

Black1.2%(362)

Hispanic / Latino37.3%(10,853)

Asian1.5%(435)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.4%(17,561)

Black2.1%(468)

Hispanic / Latino27.5%(6,085)

Asian1.7%(379)

Other16.8%(3,714)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican41.5%(13,313)

Central American7%(2,254)

Guatemalan6.5%(2,089)

South American1.2%(398)

Colombian0.6%(178)

Puerto Rican0.5%(146)

Cuban0.4%(131)

Bolivian0.4%(129)

Salvadoran0.3%(109)

Spaniard0.3%(107)

Ecuadorian0.2%(65)

Honduran0.1%(35)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(26)

Nicaraguan0.1%(17)

Costa Rican0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(295)

Cambodian0.6%(204)

Japanese0.4%(135)

Chinese0.3%(111)

Korean0.2%(74)

Vietnamese0.2%(73)

Asian Indian0.1%(32)

Indonesian0%(14)

Uzbek0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.3%(87)

Samoan0.2%(57)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(28)

Ancestry

German11.1%(3,550)

Irish8.8%(2,832)

English5.8%(1,878)

Italian3.9%(1,243)

Scottish2.3%(741)

American2.2%(720)

Polish1.4%(448)

Swedish1.1%(363)

Norwegian0.9%(297)

French0.6%(195)

Brazilian0.5%(175)

Russian0.5%(161)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(154)

Welsh0.4%(134)

Dutch0.4%(131)

Portuguese0.3%(102)

British0.3%(84)

Greek0.2%(75)

Hungarian0.2%(71)

Ukrainian0.2%(70)

Arab0.2%(63)

Austrian0.2%(63)

French Canadian0.2%(58)

Armenian0.2%(57)

Swiss0.2%(57)

Belgian0.2%(53)

Czech0.2%(53)

Danish0.1%(42)

Subsaharan African0.1%(39)

West Indian0.1%(36)

Jamaican0.1%(36)

Romanian0.1%(18)

Lebanese0%(16)

Kenyan0%(15)

Lithuanian0%(14)

Serbian0%(14)

Syrian0%(13)

Slovak0%(9)

Croatian0%(6)

Finnish0%(6)

Iranian0%(6)

Slovene0%(6)

Turkish0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.6%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 21.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.2%(3,954)

Married57.6%(7,086)

Widowed2.7%(334)

Divorced7.5%(920)

Women 15+

Never married30.1%(3,806)

Married53.1%(6,702)

Widowed5.4%(686)

Divorced11.4%(1,437)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.2%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 18.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.4%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.8%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)37.3%(783)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.7%(874)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.7%(414)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(105)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,097 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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