Fall River is home to 94,082 people in Massachusetts. 35% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. That trails the Massachusetts median by roughly 45%. Density works out to 2,840 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 24%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,673, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fall River
What changed most since 1990
White share95.9% → 67.6%(−28.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$309,129 → $395,500(+28%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.4% → 16.4%(+8.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Fall River's population equals 16% of Bristol County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 8.8% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 28% of the county's.
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)28.5%(835)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.2%(416)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.7%(811)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.6%(282)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(35)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,933 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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Over time
Fall River, decade by decade
Fall River population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
92,703
$53,886
$309,129
8.4%
10.1
2000
91,938
$52,853
$243,920
10.7%
24.5
2010
88,857
$49,251
$375,899
14.1%
37.0
2020
94,000
$55,762
$310,524
15.9%
58.7
2024
94,082
$56,673
$395,500
16.4%
63.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
