Demographics of Fall River city, Massachusetts

Fall River city, Massachusetts had 95,298 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,392 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fall River city, in four figures

95,298
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 94,082 ±120.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,392 people.; 39.3 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,673 ±$3,173
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fall River city, Massachusetts's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fall River city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Fall River city, Massachusetts's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fall River city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	93,906	100.0	100.0
2021	93,827	99.9	100.2
2022	93,857	99.9	100.7
2023	94,437	100.6	101.6
2024	95,033	101.2	102.5
2025	95,298	101.5	103.1

Population of Fall River city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	93,906	—
2021	93,827	−79
2022	93,857	+30
2023	94,437	+580
2024	95,033	+596
2025	95,298	+265

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.3 ±1.2: for men 38.0 ±1.1 and for women 41.0 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fall River city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	4,454 ±501	4.7% ±0.5	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,264 ±985	15.2% ±1.0	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,241 ±681	7.7% ±0.7	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	27,885 ±1,338	29.6% ±1.4	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	25,069 ±1,303	26.6% ±1.4	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,169 ±892	16.1% ±0.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,673 ±$3,173, and income per person $32,610 ±$1,093, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fall River city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	10,346 ±876	24.6% ±2.0	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	9,053 ±779	21.6% ±1.8	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,657 ±743	15.9% ±1.7	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,860 ±664	11.6% ±1.6	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,287 ±677	15.0% ±1.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,897 ±492	6.9% ±1.2	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,891 ±359	4.5% ±0.9	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fall River city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	18,168 ±1,588	19.6% ±1.7	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,910 ±716	26.6% ±3.4	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,985 ±921	16.8% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,273 ±533	20.3% ±2.2	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fall River city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fall River city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	44,576 ±866	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.2% ±0.3	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.8% ±0.8	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	35.3% ±1.9	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	64.7% ±1.9	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$395,500 ±$10,529	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,155 ±$27	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1945 ±3	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fall River city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,691 ±1,465	13.5% ±1.6	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	63,635 ±1,927	67.6% ±2.0	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,304 ±1,009	5.6% ±1.1	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,560 ±513	2.7% ±0.5	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 197	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,716 ±506	1.8% ±0.5	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,090 ±1,437	8.6% ±1.5	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fall River city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	54,765 ±1,642	58.2% ±1.7	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,712 ±1,090	13.5% ±1.2	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,225 ±722	4.5% ±0.8	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	22,380 ±1,541	23.8% ±1.6	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11,122 ±950	11.8% ±1.0	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11,258 ±1,328	12.0% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fall River city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

10th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Fall River city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lowell city	118,368 ±49
Brockton city	105,386 ±39
Quincy city	102,114 ±45
Lynn city	101,709 ±39
New Bedford city	100,998 ±45
Fall River city	94,082 ±120
Newton city	89,044 ±48
Lawrence city	88,736 ±36
Somerville city	81,036 ±33
Framingham city	72,399 ±45
Haverhill city	67,698 ±63

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Fall River city, Massachusetts

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026