Fall River is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 91,938 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Fall River is the eighth largest community in Massachusetts. Much of the housing stock in Fall River was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Fall River is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fall River is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fall River who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.07%), sales jobs (9.77%), and food service (5.58%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Fall River are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Fall River Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Fall River is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.70% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fall River in 2000 was $16,118, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $64,472 for a family of four.

The people who call Fall River home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fall River is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fall River include Portuguese, French, Irish, French Canadian, English, Italian, and Polish.

Fall River also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.81%.

The languages spoken by people in Fall River are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Fall River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese, French, and Spanish.