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.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fall River is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Fall River Information and Demographics

In Fall River, just 10.70% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Fall River's cultural character, accounting for 19.81% of the city's population.

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.