Demographic & Census

Most Recent Residential Tax Rate – 12.27 %

Most Recent Commercial Tax Rate – 25.76 %

Fall River Median Income

What is the median income in Fall River, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Fall River is $43,503.

Fall River Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Fall River, Massachusetts?
In Fall River, 36.3% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

 

What percentage of housing units are rented in Fall River, Massachusetts?
Renters occupy 63.7% of housing units in Fall River.

 

What percentage of Fall River, Massachusetts housing units were built before 1940?
Of all the housing units in Fall River, 57 .5% of them were build before 1940.

 

What percentage of Fall River, Massachusetts housing units were built after 2000?
In Fall River, 4.1 % of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 1,800 units.

 

What is the median monthly rent in Fall River, Massachusetts?
The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Fall River is $804.

 

What percentage of households in Fall River, Massachusetts have broadband internet?
In Fall River, 70.2% of households have an active broadband internet connection.

 

What percentage of Fall River, Massachusetts residents are in the labor force?
Among those aged 16 and older, 59.3% of Fall River residents are in the labor force.

 

What are the education levels among Fall River, Massachusetts residents?
Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 74.6% of Fall River residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 15.4% have a bachelor’s degree and 5.1 % have a graduate or professional degree.

 

What percentage of Fall River, Massachusetts residents speak a non-English language at home?
Among Fall River residents aged 5 and older, 36.4 % of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 7.8% of residents speak Spanish at home, 26.8% speak an Inda-European language, and 1.2% speak an Asian language.

Fall River Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Fall River, Massachusetts?
The unemployment rate in Fall River is 8.4%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

 

What percentage of Fall River, Massachusetts residents work for the government?
In Fall River, 11.2% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

Fall River Demographics

What is the voting age population of Fall River, Massachusetts?
The total voting age population of Fall River, Massachusetts, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 64,311. The voting age population is 47.0% male and 53.0% female.

 

What percentage of Fall River, Massachusetts residents are senior citizens?
According to the latest census statistics, 16.6% of the residents of Fall River are 65 or older.

 

What are the racial demographics of Fall River, Massachusetts?
The racial demographics of Fall River are 80.6% White, 7.0% Other, 5.9% Black, 4.4% Two or more races, 1.9% Asian and 0.1 % American Indian. Additionally, 10.5% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

 

What percentage of Fall River, Massachusetts residents are below the poverty line?
In Fall River, 19.7% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 31 .4%. On a per-household basis, 17 .3% of families are below the poverty line in Fall River.

Similarly Sized Cities In Massachusetts

US RankNamePopulationGrowth
2000-2021
245Cambridge117,09015.1%
260Lowell113,9948.3%
300Brockton105,44611.6%
320Quincy101,11914.4%
323New Bedford100,9417.5%
324Lynn100,84313.0%
357Fall River93,8841.9%
390Lawrence88,50822.6%
394Newton87,4534.3%
450Somerville79,8152.9%
520Framingham71,265 
558Haverhill67,36113.9%
587Malden65,07415.5%

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US RankNamePopulationGrowth
2000-2021
351San Marcos, California94,92669.9%
352Reading, Pennsylvania94,84416.6%
353Livonia, Michigan94,422-6.1%
354Conroe, Texas94,400142.5%
355Asheville, North Carolina94,06729.0%
356Erie, Pennsylvania93,999-9.3%
357Fall River, Massachusetts93,8841.9%
358Palm Coast, Florida93,833182.7%
359O’Fallon, Missouri93,64483.9%
360Compton, California93,5970.0%
361Carson, California93,5353.9%
362Redding, California93,46214.8%
363Plantation, Florida92,98611.9%

List of Mayors of Fall River

#MayorTerm
1stJames BuffingtonMay 15, 1854–1855
2ndEdward P. Buffinton1856–1857
3rdNathaniel B. Borden1857–1858
4thJosiah C. Blaisdell1858–1860
5thEdward P. Buffinton1860–1867
6thGeorge O. Fairbanks1867–1869
7thSamuel M. Brown1869–1873
8thRobert T. Davis1873–1874
9thJames F. Davenport1874–1877
10thCrawford E. Lindsey1878–1879
11thWilliam S. Greene1880 – March 28, 1881
ActingRobert Henry1881–1881
12thHenry K. Braley1882–1883
13thMilton Reed1884–1884
14thJohn W. Cummings1885–1885
15thWilliam S. Greene1886–1886
16thJohn W. Cummings1887–1888
17thJames Frederick Jackson1889–1890
18thJohn W. Coughlin1891–1894
19thWilliam S. Greene1895–1897
20thAmos M. Jackson1898–1899
21stJohn H. Abbott1900–1901
22ndGeorge Grime1902–1904
23rdJohn T. Coughlin1905–1910
24thThomas F. Higgins1911–1913
25thJames H. KayJanuary 5, 1913 – 1923
26thEdmond P. Talbot1923–1926
27thW. Harry Monks1927–1928
28thEdmond P. Talbot1929–1930
29thDaniel F. Sullivan1931–1932
30thJoseph Leo Hurley1933–1934
31stAlexander C. Murray1935–1945
32ndWilliam P. Grant1946–1951
33rdJohn F. Kane1952–1957
34thJohn M. Arruda1958–1963
35thRoland G. Desmarais1964–1967
36thNicholas W. Mitchell1968–1971
37thWilfred C. Driscoll1972–1978
38thCarlton M. Viveiros1978 – December 23, 1990
ActingDaniel BoganDecember 23, 1990 – June 25, 1991
39thJohn R. MitchellJune 25, 1991 – January 1996
40thEdward M. Lambert Jr.January 1996 – October 26, 2007
ActingWilliam F. WhittyOctober 26, 2007 – January 7, 2008
41stRobert CorreiaJanuary 7, 2008 – January 4, 2010
42ndWilliam A. FlanaganJanuary 4, 2010 – December 29, 2014
43rdSam SutterDecember 29, 2014 – January 4, 2016
44thJasiel CorreiaJanuary 4, 2016 – January 6, 2020
ActingClifford PonteOctober 16, 2019 – January 6, 2020
45thPaul E. CooganJanuary 6, 2020