17,752 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.7% since 2020)
765 square miles of land · 23 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
10 active community water systems list Falls County in the area they serve, reporting 19,384 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF MARLIN surface water · local government · TX0730002 | 5,516 served |
| TRI COUNTY SUD groundwater · local government · TX0730004 | 5,353 served |
| WEST BRAZOS WSC groundwater · local government · TX0730021 | 3,183 served |
| CEGO DURANGO WSC groundwater · local government · TX0730013 | 1,623 served |
| CITY OF ROSEBUD buys surface water · local government · TX0730003 | 1,353 served |
| GOLINDA WSC groundwater · local government · TX0730005 | 957 served |
| CITY OF LOTT buys surface water · local government · TX0730001 | 644 served |
| WESTPHALIA WSC buys surface water · local government · TX0730019 | 303 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 74 people were held in Falls County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 82.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
4 school districts have their office in Falls County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $17.8 million — $16.1 million to run schools, about $17,405 per student, plus $1.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.6 million local (mostly property tax), $8.2 million state, $4.9 million federal.
Spent $12.7 million — $10.9 million to run schools, about $14,374 per student, plus $1.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.9 million local (mostly property tax), $6.7 million state, $2.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $13.7 million.
Spent $9 million — $7.8 million to run schools, about $14,094 per student, plus $970,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.7 million local (mostly property tax), $6.5 million state, $1.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.1 million.
Spent $2.1 million — $1.9 million to run schools, about $12,409 per student, plus $135,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $420,000 local (mostly property tax), $1.9 million state, $133,000 federal. Long-term debt: $338,000.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Falls County about $6 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
310 bridges in Falls County: 139 in good condition, 160 fair, and 11 poor (3.5%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| CR 259 over ALLIGATOR CREEK · built 2016 | 5,026 vehicles a day |
| US 77 over DEER CREEK · built 1957 | 3,770 vehicles a day |
| CR 325 over HOG CREEK · built 2000 | 100 vehicles a day |
| CR 402 over BRAZOS RIVER TRIBUTARY · built 1990 | 87 vehicles a day |
| CR 109 over SANDY CREEK · built 1985 | 62 vehicles a day |
| CR 162 over HOGPEN CREEK · built 1990 | 54 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $4.3 million of work in Falls County in fiscal 2025, about $255 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: McLennan County (26 mi) · Limestone County (29 mi) · Robertson County (29 mi) · Milam County (32 mi) · Bell County (35 mi) · Hill County (52 mi).