Many people in Central Falls take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Central Falls citizens for affordable transportation.
The rate of college-level education in Central Falls is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.54% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Central Falls in 2022 was $20,202, which is low income relative to Rhode Island and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,808 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 69.31% 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, French, Portuguese, English, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Central Falls's cultural character, accounting for 40.20% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Central Falls is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Portuguese.
