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Population (year 2000): 966. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,014 (+5.0% change)
Males: 462 (47.8%), Females: 504 (52.2%)
Polk County
Zip code:
97344
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $32,461 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,900 (year 2000)
Races in Falls City:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
- American Indian (4.0%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Black (0.9%)
Ancestries: Irish (13.6%), German (13.4%),
English (9.9%), United States (7.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%),
Scottish (3.9%).
Elevation: 370 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Falls City
- High school or higher: 77.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 11.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Falls City city
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 54.5%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 13.5%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +147 (+17.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Falls City:
- VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DALLAS,
OR)
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 21 miles;
CORVALLIS, OR)
- WILLAMETTE VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 29 miles;
MCMINNVILLE, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Falls City:
- CORVALLIS MUNI (about 29 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; ID:
CVO)
- MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 31 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR;
ID: MMV)
- MCNARY FLD (about 31 miles; SALEM, OR; ID: SLE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Falls City:
- INDEPENDENCE STATE (about 18 miles; INDEPENDENCE,
OR; ID: 7S5)
- ALBANY MUNI (about 32 miles; ALBANY, OR; ID: S12)
- TOLEDO STATE (about 39 miles; TOLEDO, OR; ID: 5S4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Falls City:
- WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MONMOUTH,
OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)
- OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; CORVALLIS,
OR; FT enrollment: 15,404)
- LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
ALBANY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,057)
- WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; SALEM, OR; FT
enrollment: 2,325)
- CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SALEM,
OR; FT enrollment: 5,253)
- GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; NEWBERG, OR;
FT enrollment: 2,032)
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 63 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT
enrollment: 16,239)
Public high school in Falls City:
- FALLS CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 59;
Location: 111 N MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Falls City:
- FALLS CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 121;
Location: 177 PROSPECT AVE; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Falls City:
- FALLS CITY DALLAS SEVENTHDAY A (Students: 10;
Location: 401 LOMBARD STREET; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Falls City:
- WAGNER COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$21,250; Location: 111 N. MAIN STREET; 14,059 books; 8
serial subscriptions)
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