Falls County vs Robertson County

A side-by-side comparison of Falls County and Robertson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Falls County and Robertson County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Falls County has the higher population (17,063 vs 16,973 in Robertson County). Robertson County has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $55,372 in Falls County). Robertson County has the higher median home value ($172,700 vs $97,300 in Falls County).

Population, income & housing

	Falls County	Robertson County
Population	17,063	16,973
Median age	41.5 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,372	$66,250
Median home value	$97,300	$172,700
Median gross rent	$747	$773
Housing units	7,449	8,559
Homeownership rate	78.4%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Falls County	Robertson County
Population	17,272 → 17,063 (-1.2%)	16,990 → 16,973 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$39,497 → $55,372 (+40.2%)	$52,928 → $66,250 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$75,300 → $97,300 (+29.2%)	$108,600 → $172,700 (+59.0%)
Median gross rent	$509 → $747 (+46.8%)	$709 → $773 (+9.0%)

Falls County

Population

17,27217,063

Median household income

$39,497$55,372

Median home value

$75,300$97,300

Median gross rent

$509$747

Robertson County

Population

16,99016,973

Median household income

$52,928$66,250

Median home value

$108,600$172,700

Median gross rent

$709$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Falls County	Robertson County
Under 5	5.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.0%
75 and over	8.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Falls County	Robertson County
White (non-Hispanic)	50.0%	55.1%
Black or African American	19.8%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.4%	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Falls County	Robertson County
No high school diploma	15.1%	15.2%
High school graduate	32.8%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Falls County	Robertson County
Drove alone	77.7%	78.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Falls County	Robertson County
1-unit, detached	78.6%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Falls County	Robertson County
Poverty rate	14.6%	16.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1975	1982