CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Falls City

Oregon · 800 residents · 1.20 sq mi

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Falls City is home to 800 people in Oregon. The typical home is worth $34,800. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 24.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 31% less than in Oregon as a whole. The average commute runs 30 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 53%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

800

−17%vs 2000

vs 966 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.6

−18%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.20 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(73)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.6%(85)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(66)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(46)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.6%(93)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(136)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(81)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.1%(49)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(1)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,929

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,461 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,212

−48%vs 2000

vs $13,858 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.5%

+8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,800

−53%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $96,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$381

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $695 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.3%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

30.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.3%(872)

Black0.9%(9)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(35)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(783)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(20)

Asian0%(0)

Other2%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American5.4%(66)

Guatemalan5.4%(66)

Mexican2.9%(36)

South American0.9%(11)

Colombian0.9%(11)

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(6)

Laotian0.2%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan1.3%(16)

Ancestry

English21.8%(266)

German12.6%(154)

American7.8%(95)

Irish7.6%(93)

British4.3%(53)

Norwegian4.1%(50)

Scottish3.8%(46)

Swedish3.4%(42)

Italian2.9%(36)

Polish1.6%(20)

Latvian1.4%(17)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(15)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

French1.1%(13)

Russian1%(12)

Czech0.8%(10)

Canadian0.7%(9)

Portuguese0.5%(6)

Welsh0.5%(6)

Croatian0.4%(5)

Swiss0.4%(5)

Danish0.3%(4)

Bulgarian0.2%(3)

Lithuanian0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.4%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.2 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 25.5 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 married31.9%(174)

Married45.6%(249)

Widowed3.5%(19)

Divorced19%(104)

Women 15+

Never married27.3%(117)

Married45.9%(197)

Widowed7.5%(32)

Divorced19.3%(83)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−20.8 ptssince 2013

from 23.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.9%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 7.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

54.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.8%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

67.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.8% 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)63%(97)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(22)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.1%(34)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 154 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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