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Population (year 2000): 7,536. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,103 (+7.5% change)
Males: 3,686 (48.9%), Females: 3,850 (51.1%)
Churchill County
Zip codes:
89406.
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $35,935 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,000 (year 2000)
Races in Fallon:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.5%)
- Hispanic (9.9%)
- American Indian (4.7%)
- Two or more races (4.5%)
- Filipino (3.6%)
- Other race (3.4%)
- Black (2.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.3%), Irish (14.2%),
English (11.1%), French (4.5%), Italian (4.4%), United States
(3.1%).
Elevation: 3963 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fallon
- High school or higher: 83.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fallon city
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 51.1%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 14.4%
7.5% Foreign born (3.8% Asia, 2.8% Latin
America, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,367 (+22.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Fallon:
- CHURCHILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (801 EAST
WILLIAMS AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fallon:
- SCHURZ PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; SCHURZ,
NV)
- SOUTH LYON MEDICAL CENTER (about 43 miles;
YERINGTON, NV)
- PERSHING GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 58 miles; LOVELOCK,
NV)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fallon:
- RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL (about 69 miles; RENO, NV;
ID: RNO)
- LAKE TAHOE (about 93 miles; SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA;
ID: TVL)
- MAMMOTH YOSEMITE (about 128 miles; MAMMOTH LAKES,
CA; ID: MMH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fallon:
- FALLON MUNI (about 4 miles; FALLON, NV; ID: FLX)
- FALLON NAS /VAN VOORHIS FLD/ (about 8 miles; FALLON,
NV; ID: NFL)
- TIGER FLD (about 32 miles; FERNLEY, NV; ID: N58)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fallon:
- TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
RENO, NV; Full-time enrollment: 4,615)
- WESTERN NEVADA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
Carson City, NV; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO (about 93 miles; RENO, NV;
FT enrollment: 10,375)
- SIERRA COLLEGE (about 177 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; FT
enrollment: 9,313)
- AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (about 186 miles; SACRAMENTO,
CA; FT enrollment: 13,984)
- MERCED COLLEGE (about 189 miles; MERCED, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,482)
- YUBA COLLEGE (about 192 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,593)
Public high schools in Fallon:
- CHURCHILL CO HS (Students: 1,347; Location:
1222 SOUTH TAYLOR STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GATEWAYS TO SUCCESS CHARTER (Students: 53;
Location: 905 TAYLOR PLACE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HOMEBOUND (Location: 545 E. RICHARDS STREET;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fallon:
- CHURCHILL CO JHS (Students: 749; Location:
650 SOUTH MAINE STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- BEST, E. C. ELEM (Students: 581; Location:
750 EAST WILLIAMS; Grades: PK - 06)
- NUMA ELEM (Students: 568; Location: 601
DISCOVERY DRIVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- LAHONTAN ELEM (Students: 425; Location: 1099
MERTON DRIVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- WEST END ELEM (Students: 396; Location: 280
SOUTH RUSSELL; Grades: KG - 06)
- NORTHSIDE ELEM (Students: 382; Location: 340
VENTURACCI PLACE; Grades: KG - 06)
- COTTAGE ELEM (Students: 52; Location: 255
EAST STILLWATER; Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle school in Fallon:
- FALLON S D A CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 24;
Location: 380 E FRONT ST; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Fallon:
- CHURCHILL COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$468,865; Location: 553 SOUTH MAINE STREET; 71,952
books; 8,906 audio materials; 4,088 video materials; 87
serial subscriptions)
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