Fall River is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 93,682 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Fall River is the tenth largest community in Massachusetts. Fall River has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

The citizens of Fall River are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.84% of adults in Fall River have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Fall River in 2022 was $30,591, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,364 for a family of four. However, Fall River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fall River is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fall River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fall River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fall River also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fall River include Portuguese, Irish, French, English, and Italian.

Fall River also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.10%.

The most common language spoken in Fall River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.