CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Falmouth

Massachusetts · 4,004 residents · 2.09 sq mi

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Falmouth is a city of 4,004 people in Massachusetts. At a median age of 50.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $176,100. That trails the Massachusetts median by roughly 31%. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 54% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 50.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% 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

4,004

−3%vs 2000

vs 4,115 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

50.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 53.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.7%(147)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94%(162)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.5%(140)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192.9%(115)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(194)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(520)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(530)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(346)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.2%(527)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.5%(620)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8413%(522)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.5%(181)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,613

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,286 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,622

−37%vs 2000

vs $26,292 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$176,100

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $211,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$477

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $568 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.6% in 2000

45.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(3,873)

Black1.4%(56)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(53)

Asian0.9%(38)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(3,841)

Black1.5%(60)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(67)

Asian0.8%(33)

Other1.7%(70)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American6.7%(266)

Argentine6.1%(240)

Mexican1.7%(66)

Ecuadorian0.7%(26)

Asian origin

Chinese2.9%(114)

Korean0.2%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(13)

Ancestry

Irish23.9%(946)

English14%(553)

Italian13.7%(543)

German8.7%(345)

Portuguese7.1%(279)

Brazilian4.3%(169)

French3.9%(154)

Polish3.8%(151)

Scottish3.3%(131)

French Canadian3.1%(124)

Norwegian1.9%(75)

Arab1.7%(69)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Moroccan1.7%(69)

Croatian1.3%(51)

Greek1.1%(42)

Czech1%(40)

American0.9%(37)

Subsaharan African0.8%(33)

Lithuanian0.7%(29)

Armenian0.6%(25)

Canadian0.6%(22)

Russian0.5%(20)

Swedish0.5%(18)

Dutch0.4%(17)

Cape Verdean0.4%(17)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(16)

West Indian0.4%(16)

Jamaican0.4%(16)

Welsh0.3%(13)

Austrian0.3%(10)

British0.2%(7)

Danish0.2%(6)

Hungarian0.2%(6)

Finnish0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest Portuguese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.3%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.1%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.5%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 15.7 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 married26%(435)

Married61.3%(1,024)

Widowed6.6%(110)

Divorced6.1%(102)

Women 15+

Never married30.1%(558)

Married47.8%(885)

Widowed10.7%(198)

Divorced11.3%(210)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2013

from 2.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

44.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% 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)8.4%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.5%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.2%(125)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 311 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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