Fallbrook is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 32,267 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Fallbrook is the 244th largest community in California.
Housing costs in Fallbrook are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.
Fallbrook is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Fallbrook, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.74% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Fallbrook, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.04 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Fallbrook is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.24% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Fallbrook in 2022 was $33,073, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,292 for a family of four. However, Fallbrook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fallbrook is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fallbrook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Fallbrook, accounting for 53.63% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fallbrook residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fallbrook include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
Fallbrook also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.89%.
The most common language spoken in Fallbrook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.