Fallbrook, California

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Fallbrook is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern San Diego County, California. The population was 29,100 at the 2000 census.

Fallbrook's downtown is not on any major highway route. It is 6 miles west of Interstate 15 or 5 miles north of California State Route 76. Fallbrook is situated immediately east of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Pendleton. It once housed a stagecoach stop for the stage that ran from Temecula to San Diego.

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[edit] Geography

Fallbrook is located at 33°22′18″N, 117°14′10″W (33.371691, -117.236125)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 45.5 km² (17.5 mi²). 45.3 km² (17.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.28%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 29,100 people, 9,367 households, and 7,343 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 642.0/km² (1,663.3/mi²). There were 9,612 housing units at an average density of 212.1/km² (549.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.78% White, 1.43% African American, 0.90% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 20.16% from other races, and 3.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.30% of the population.

There were 9,367 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 16.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,778, and the median income for a family was $48,157. Males had a median income of $31,615 versus $27,116 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,152. About 10.7% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.