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Falls City, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Falls City is a Census city of 541 people across 0.89 square miles of land, in Karnes County. Median household income is $56,339, 73.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Falls City
What Falls City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.89 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land606 plus or minus 195
- County holding the largest share of its areaKarnes 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 Falls City
- Population541 plus or minus 174
- Median age42.7 plus or minus 13.3
- Population under 18139 plus or minus 57
- Share under 1825.7 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over107 plus or minus 49
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Households194 plus or minus 70
- Family households125 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families64.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Falls City
- Median household income$56,339
- Per capita income$36,843
- Civilian labor force301 plus or minus 106
- Employed289 plus or minus 98
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over387 plus or minus 122
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent plus or minus 41.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.1 percent plus or minus 9.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Falls City
- Housing units218 plus or minus 77
- Occupied units194 plus or minus 70
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate11.0 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied142 plus or minus 55
- Renter occupied52 plus or minus 45
- Ownership rate73.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$174,100 plus or minus $119,675
- Single family units167 plus or minus 61
- Share single family76.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes27 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Falls City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute258 plus or minus 90
- Commuting under 15 minutes77 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.8 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more59 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.9 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Drove alone79.6 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.8 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Falls City (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$17,500
- Average approval$17,500
- Median approval$17,500
- Largest approval$17,500
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Falls City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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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Flood risk in Falls City
- NFIP communityCity of Falls City
- NFIP community number480404
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/10
The City of Falls City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480404 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.
Karnes County, not Falls City
Karnes County context, not Falls City figures
- Establishments in Karnes County328
- Covered employment, Karnes County6,178
- Average annual pay, Karnes County$71,755
- Housing units permitted, Karnes County80
Every figure in this section is published for Karnes County as a whole and is not a measurement of Falls City.
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
Falls City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Falls City, Texas?
541, in 194 households. Falls City city covers 0.89 square miles of land, which is 606 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Falls City in?
Karnes 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 Falls City?
$56,339. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Falls City businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $17,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $17,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Falls City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Falls City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Falls City. Only 0 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 Falls City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Falls City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Falls City, city of, community 480404, 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 Falls City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Karnes 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 Falls City.
Is zoning published for Falls City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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