Falls County, TX Population

Overview

17,074

Total Population

40.1

Median age

53.34%

Female population %

87.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

58.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,142

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Falls County is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Falls County's population under 18 was 21.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Falls County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Falls County, 18.51% were under the age of 15, 17.04% aged 15 to 29, 46.08% aged 30 to 64, 16.03% aged 65 to 84, and 2.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,142 more females than males in Falls County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.34% females and 46.66% males in Falls County, TX.
The Falls County, TX gender ratio is 87.5:100 i.e. 87.5 men to 100 women (0.875).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 666.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 873.

Falls County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Falls County population: 65.42% are White, 22.61% are Black or African American, 0.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.69% are Asian, 2.81% are some other race and 7.10% are multiracial.
Falls County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4,142 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,932 (75.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Falls County is White with a population of 11,169 (65.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 18,498 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Falls County's population decreased by 603 (3.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Falls County's population decreased by 941 (5.26%), 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 County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 16,898.