Falls Church, VA Population

Overview

14,494

Total Population

39.3

Median age

50.14%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

49.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,545

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Falls Church's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Falls Church is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Falls Church's population under 18 was 24.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Falls Church's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Falls Church, 19.84% were under the age of 15, 18.32% aged 15 to 29, 48.66% aged 30 to 64, 11.73% aged 65 to 84, and 1.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40 more females than males in Falls Church:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.14% females and 49.86% males in Falls Church, VA.
The Falls Church, VA gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 595.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 682.

Falls Church's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Falls Church population: 76.41% are White, 4.73% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 9.24% are Asian, 2.33% are some other race and 7.04% are multiracial.
Falls Church's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,545 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,949 (89.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Falls Church is White with a population of 11,075 (76.41% of the total population).

Falls Church's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 14,677 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Falls Church's population increased by 1,977 (18.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Falls Church's population increased by 2,255 (18.15%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Falls Church's population was lowest in year 2000 at 10,445.