Massachusetts · Census place 23000
Fall River city, MA
Quick answer
Fall River city has 93,764 residents, ranking #10 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $53,933, the median home is worth $357,800 and median gross rent runs $1,086 a month.
- Population
- 93,764Fall River city residents
- Median household income
- $53,933Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $357,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,086Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 36.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fall River city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fall River city median would spend about 24.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.9% of residents and 36.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Massachusetts.
- Quincy city 101,361
- Lynn city 100,905
- New Bedford city 100,731
- Newton city 88,504
- Lawrence city 88,297
- Somerville city 80,549
- Framingham city 72,013
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