Overview
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Total Population
30.9
Median age
54.39%
Female population %
83.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
47.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
4
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Falcon's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Falcon is 30.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Falcon's population under 18 was 24.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Falcon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Falcon, 12.87% were under the age of 15, 34.50% aged 15 to 29, 33.33% aged 30 to 64, 18.13% aged 65 to 84, and 1.17% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 15 more females than males in Falcon:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.39% females and 45.61% males in Falcon, NC.
- The Falcon, NC gender ratio is 83.9:100 i.e. 83.9 men to 100 women (0.839).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 20.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 32.
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Race / Ethnicity
Falcon's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Falcon population: 83.04% are White, 6.43% are Black or African American and 10.53% are multiracial.
- Falcon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 167 (97.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Falcon is White with a population of 142 (83.04% of the total population).
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Year by year
Falcon's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 353 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Falcon's population decreased by 75 (21.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Falcon's population increased by 55 (20.45%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Falcon's population was lowest in year 2010 at 269.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)