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Fall River, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Fall River is a Census city of 94,082 people across 33.12 square miles of land, in Bristol County. Median household income is $56,673, 35.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 65 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $26.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fall River
What Fall River is
- Census place typecity
- Land area33.12 sq mi
- Water area7.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,840
- County holding the largest share of its areaBristol County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fall River
- Population94,082
- Median age39.3
- Population under 1818,718
- Share under 1819.9 percent
- Population 65 and over15,169
- Share 65 and over16.1 percent
- Households41,991
- Family households23,552
- Share of households that are families56.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fall River
- Median household income$56,673
- Per capita income$32,610
- Civilian labor force47,992
- Employed44,876
- Unemployed3,116
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over68,123
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fall River
- Housing units44,576
- Occupied units41,991
- Vacant units2,585
- Vacancy rate5.8 percent
- Owner occupied14,824
- Renter occupied27,167
- Ownership rate35.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$395,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,155
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.5 percent
- Single family units10,901
- Share single family24.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33,400
- Share in buildings of two or more74.9 percent
- Mobile homes221 plus or minus 204
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fall River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute40,547
- Commuting under 15 minutes12,358
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more14,652
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.1 percent
- Drove alone70.9 percent
- Carpooled15.1 percent
- Public transport1.8 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home7.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fall River (7(a))
- Approvals65
- Gross approval$26,832,600
- Average approval$412,809
- Median approval$117,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,361,940
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported553
- Jobs per approval8.5
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Paid in full13
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.9 percent
- Share to franchises3.1 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS44
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fall River, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 14 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fall River (504)
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$22,213,000
- Average approval$822,704
- Median approval$418,000
- Largest approval$4,927,000
- Jobs supported251
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fall River, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fall River
- NFIP communityCity of Fall River
- NFIP community number250055
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/06/21
The City of Fall River participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250055 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bristol County, not Fall River
Bristol County context, not Fall River figures
- Establishments in Bristol County13,221
- Covered employment, Bristol County227,971
- Average annual pay, Bristol County$64,669
- Housing units permitted, Bristol County863
Every figure in this section is published for Bristol County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fall River.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fall River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fall River, Massachusetts?
94,082, in 41,991 households. Fall River city covers 33.12 square miles of land, which is 2,840 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fall River in?
Bristol County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fall River?
$56,673. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $395,500. Median gross rent is $1,155 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fall River businesses?
65 7(a) approvals totaling $26.8 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $117,000, plus 27 504 approvals worth $22.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fall River, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fall River borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fall River. Only 14 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fall River in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fall River appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fall River, city of, community 250055, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fall River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bristol County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fall River.
Is zoning published for Fall River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.