Central Falls has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Central Falls has quite a high level of public transit users. Central Falls’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.
The citizens of Central Falls have a very low rate of college education: just 9.15% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Central Falls in 2022 was $19,552, which is low income relative to Rhode Island and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,208 for a family of four. However, Central Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Central Falls is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Central Falls 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 Central Falls, accounting for 69.09% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Central Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Central Falls include Cape Verdean, Portuguese, Irish, French, and African.
Central Falls also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 39.44%.
The most common language spoken in Central Falls is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Portuguese.
