Fallston

Population: 602
Median household income: $49,250
Median home value: $86,800

Fallston is a community in Cleveland County, North Carolina, home to 602 residents. At $49,250, its median household income sits below Cleveland County's $55,769.

From 2019 to 2023, Fallston's population grew 18.3% from 509 to 602, while its median home value fell 21.5% from $110,600 to $86,800.

90.0% of workers drive to work alone. 64.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 602
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,250
Median home value: $86,800
Median gross rent: $708
Housing units: 330
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

509602

Median household income

$28,750$49,250

Median home value

$110,600$86,800

Median gross rent

$494$708

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	509	$28,750	$110,600	$494
2020	776	$28,333	$85,400	$620
2021	718	$37,750	$84,400	$616
2022	670	$44,545	$89,500	$653
2023	602	$49,250	$86,800	$708

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 515.6%

5 to 177.1%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3422.4%

35 to 445.1%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	15.6%
5 to 17	43	7.1%
18 to 24	23	3.8%
25 to 34	135	22.4%
35 to 44	31	5.1%
45 to 54	79	13.1%
55 to 64	97	16.1%
65 to 74	53	8.8%
75 and over	47	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	543	90.2%
Black or African American	20	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	17	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.0%

High school graduate22.9%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	21.0%
High school graduate	101	22.9%
Some college or associate's	145	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	96	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	197	90.0%
Carpooled	9	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	4.6%
Other means	3	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	19.6%
15 to 29 min	69	33.0%
30 to 44 min	71	34.0%
45 to 59 min	7	3.3%
60+ min	21	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 32.4% (195 of 602)

	Count	Share
Family households	112	42.9%
Nonfamily households	149	57.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	261	79.1%
Vacant	69	20.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	178	68.2%
Renter-occupied	83	31.8%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	214	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	31	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	85	25.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3722720
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.4294, -81.5022