Falcon Heights is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 5,505 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Falcon Heights is the 132nd largest community in Minnesota.

Falcon Heights is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Falcon Heights is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Falcon Heights who work in teaching (16.60%), office and administrative support jobs (10.40%), and computer science and math (8.71%).

Also of interest is that Falcon Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Falcon Heights has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Falcon Heights is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Falcon Heights to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Falcon Heights. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Falcon Heights.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Falcon Heights is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

One of the benefits of Falcon Heights is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.07 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Falcon Heights does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Falcon Heights Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Falcon Heights. 70.26% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Falcon Heights in 2000 was $25,370, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,480 for a family of four.

Falcon Heights is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Falcon Heights home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Falcon Heights is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Falcon Heights include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, English, Italian, and Polish.

In addition, Falcon Heights has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.29%).

The languages spoken by people in Falcon Heights are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Falcon Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic.