Fallston vs Polkville

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

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

Fallston has the higher population (602 vs 542 in Polkville). Polkville has the higher median household income ($66,607 vs $49,250 in Fallston). Polkville has the higher median home value ($155,600 vs $86,800 in Fallston).

Population, income & housing

	Fallston	Polkville
Population	602	542
Median age	37.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,250	$66,607
Median home value	$86,800	$155,600
Median gross rent	$708	$1,014
Housing units	330	251
Homeownership rate	68.2%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fallston	Polkville
Population	509 → 602 (+18.3%)	479 → 542 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$28,750 → $49,250 (+71.3%)	$40,000 → $66,607 (+66.5%)
Median home value	$110,600 → $86,800 (-21.5%)	$116,200 → $155,600 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$494 → $708 (+43.3%)	$839 → $1,014 (+20.9%)

Fallston

Population

509602

Median household income

$28,750$49,250

Median home value

$110,600$86,800

Median gross rent

$494$708

Polkville

Population

479542

Median household income

$40,000$66,607

Median home value

$116,200$155,600

Median gross rent

$839$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fallston	Polkville
Under 5	15.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	7.1%	15.9%
18 to 24	3.8%	4.1%
25 to 34	22.4%	18.3%
35 to 44	5.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.4%
75 and over	7.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fallston	Polkville
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fallston	Polkville
No high school diploma	21.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	22.9%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fallston	Polkville
Drove alone	90.0%	82.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	2.6%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fallston	Polkville
1-unit, detached	64.8%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.8%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	Fallston	Polkville
Poverty rate	32.4%	18.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1974	1968