Fallston vs Patterson Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Fallston and Patterson Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Fallston and Patterson Springs are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Patterson Springs has the higher population (980 vs 602 in Fallston). Patterson Springs has the higher median household income ($55,625 vs $49,250 in Fallston). Patterson Springs has the higher median home value ($116,000 vs $86,800 in Fallston).

Population, income & housing

	Fallston	Patterson Springs
Population	602	980
Median age	37.3 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,250	$55,625
Median home value	$86,800	$116,000
Median gross rent	$708	$982
Housing units	330	361
Homeownership rate	68.2%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fallston	Patterson Springs
Population	509 → 602 (+18.3%)	934 → 980 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$28,750 → $49,250 (+71.3%)	$29,605 → $55,625 (+87.9%)
Median home value	$110,600 → $86,800 (-21.5%)	$83,000 → $116,000 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$494 → $708 (+43.3%)	$588 → $982 (+67.0%)

Fallston

Population

509602

Median household income

$28,750$49,250

Median home value

$110,600$86,800

Median gross rent

$494$708

Patterson Springs

Population

934980

Median household income

$29,605$55,625

Median home value

$83,000$116,000

Median gross rent

$588$982

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fallston	Patterson Springs
Under 5	15.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	7.1%	18.0%
18 to 24	3.8%	13.7%
25 to 34	22.4%	22.7%
35 to 44	5.1%	9.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	8.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	10.4%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.7%
75 and over	7.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fallston	Patterson Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	77.3%
Black or African American	3.3%	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fallston	Patterson Springs
No high school diploma	21.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	22.9%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fallston	Patterson Springs
Drove alone	90.0%	93.8%
Carpooled	4.1%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	0.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fallston	Patterson Springs
1-unit, detached	64.8%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	25.8%	29.4%

Poverty & households

	Fallston	Patterson Springs
Poverty rate	32.4%	25.5%
Average household size	2.31	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1974	1973