Population 4,137 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Great Falls
Household size in Great Falls
| Period | Great Falls | Charlotte area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.85 | 2.60 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.68 | 2.68 | 2.59 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.61 | 2.67 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.36 | 2.62 | 2.50 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.49 | +0.01 | −0.04 | −0.03 |
Households in Great Falls are small: just 2.36 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.85, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Great Falls
| Period | Great Falls | Charlotte area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.4 | 36.7 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.2 | 37.8 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.4 | 38.6 | 40.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.3 | 38.8 | 41.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.9 | +2.0 | +2.9 | +2.3 |
Great Falls skews a little older than the country: its median age is 42.3, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Great Falls
| Period | Great Falls | Charlotte area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.5% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.6% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.3% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.1% | 11.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −7.4 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Great Falls (11.1%), close to the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Great Falls
Renters in Great Falls
| Period | Great Falls | Charlotte area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.6% | 30.9% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.0% | 33.4% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.1% | 34.3% | 30.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 14.6% | 34.1% | 28.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −8.0 pts | +3.2 pts | −2.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Great Falls is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 14.6% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About two-thirds of owners (66.7%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Great Falls
| Period | Great Falls | Charlotte area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.6% | 10.4% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 23.9% | 10.0% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.4% | 8.6% | 13.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.4% | 8.3% | 11.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.2 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Great Falls than nationally: 12.4%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Great Falls
| Period | Great Falls | Charlotte area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1966 | 1986 | 1984 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1969 | 1987 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1969 | 1989 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1973 | 1994 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +8 | +7 | +6 |
Housing in Great Falls leans older: the median home dates to 1973, against 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Great Falls
| Period | Great Falls | Charlotte area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $514 | $875 | $780 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $681 | $966 | $859 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $668 | $1,127 | $984 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $905 | $1,552 | $1,294 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$391 | +$678 | +$514 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Great Falls costs $905 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 35.6% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Great Falls
Bachelor's degrees in Great Falls
| Period | Great Falls | Charlotte area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 30.6% | 25.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.9% | 32.4% | 26.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.7% | 35.9% | 28.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.4% | 40.6% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.1 pts | +10.0 pts | +7.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Great Falls: 16.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Great Falls
| Period | Great Falls | Charlotte area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 71.1% | 85.8% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 77.0% | 87.3% | 85.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.0% | 89.2% | 87.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.5% | 90.6% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +16.4 pts | +4.8 pts | +6.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in Great Falls never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Great Falls
| Period | Great Falls | Charlotte area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 18.2% | 10.8% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −12.9 pts | −4.8 pts | −4.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in Great Falls than nationally: unemployment was 4.3%, against 5.4%. That is in line with the rest of the Charlotte area. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Great Falls compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls | 2.36 | 42.3 | 11.1% | 14.6% | 12.4% | 1973 | $905 | 16.4% | 87.5% | 4.3% |
| Mitford | 2.38 | 47.7 | 6.9% | 10.9% | 28.9% | 1993 | $1,126 | 20.7% | 90.0% | 1.6% |
| Stover | 2.34 | 46.0 | 7.2% | 17.5% | 10.6% | 1986 | $828 | 20.5% | 83.4% | 8.8% |
| Fort Lawn | 3.10 | 35.0 | 25.5% | 17.6% | 6.9% | 1990 | $1,344 | 13.4% | 82.2% | 9.5% |
| Jones Crossroads | 2.46 | 45.8 | 8.4% | 11.8% | 13.3% | 1987 | $817 | 20.6% | 88.7% | 1.4% |
| Richburg | 2.73 | 45.0 | 11.7% | 10.7% | 11.1% | 1990 | $1,377 | 21.2% | 87.3% | 3.5% |
| Blackstock | 2.40 | 44.7 | 14.4% | 21.7% | 12.3% | 1985 | $697 | 15.2% | 85.6% | 7.3% |
| Stoneboro | 2.71 | 38.0 | 13.8% | 9.5% | 16.5% | 1990 | $759 | 11.0% | 93.9% | 0.1% |
| Heath Springs | 2.67 | 43.8 | 13.5% | 27.5% | 11.4% | 1981 | $819 | 15.2% | 87.1% | 6.3% |
| Liberty Hill | 1.84 | 65.3 | 4.7% | 4.1% | 44.7% | 1993 | $869 | 33.4% | 92.0% | 2.8% |
| Pleasant Hill | 3.02 | 37.7 | 19.4% | 41.2% | 16.4% | 1981 | $795 | 12.6% | 85.0% | 0.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Great Falls. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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