Fall River

Population & Demographics

Fall River, MA

Fall River is home to 94,082 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 42,228 resident workers commute each day.

MassachusettsCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
94,082
people
Population

94,082 residents

Median age 39.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Fall River population & demographics

Who lives in Fall River — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
94,082
Median age
39.3yrs
Median household income
$56,673
Median home value
$395,500
Median gross rent
$1,155/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
16.4%
Poverty rate
19.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Fall River

How Fall River breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White67.6%
Hispanic or Latino13.5%
Two or more races8.6%
Black5.6%
Asian2.7%
Some other race1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Fall River

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Fall River.

Fall River at a glance
Employed Residents
42,228
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
17.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
30.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New Bedford
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Fall River proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Fall River commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Fall River

42,228 commutes, one dot at a time

Fall River

Where 42,228 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Fall River, by worker count.

1Fall River0.0 mi12,838
2New Bedford11.6 mi2,148
3Boston43.1 mi1,986
4Taunton14.3 mi1,256
5Somerset3.4 mi1,063
6Providence16.6 mi945
7Brockton27.3 mi656
8Smith Mills9.3 mi478

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Fall River.

1Fall River0.0 mi12,838
2New Bedford11.6 mi2,943
3Somerset3.4 mi1,679
4Taunton14.3 mi1,016
5Providence16.6 mi730
6North Westport4.6 mi457
7Tiverton4.0 mi422
8Boston43.1 mi380

Top industries

The sectors that employ Fall River’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance28.6%
MFManufacturing13.3%
RTRetail Trade9.5%
EDEducational Services9.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing5.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.7%
PAPublic Administration4.0%
COConstruction3.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Fall River

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Fall River

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