Falcon MesaTX
A town of 426.
Is Falcon Mesa a good place to live?
Falcon Mesa’s July high is 100°F, above both the Texas town median (95°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Falcon Mesa has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
426 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Falcon Mesa: who provides what
Falcon Mesa is unincorporated, so Zapata County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Falcon Mesa.
Falcon Mesa stands out in Texas and nationally, with the FEMA risk score lower than most
Falcon Mesa’s FEMA risk score is 6 of 100, where Texas’ towns sit at 47 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Falcon Mesa’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
The average trip to work in Falcon Mesa is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Falcon Mesa has lost 54 jobs, to 1 in 2023. The top destinations are Laredo (19%), Zapata (16%) and McAllen (7%).
| Falcon Mesa | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Falcon Mesa has mild winters and hot summers
Falcon Mesa has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Falcon Mesa’s January low is 47°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of Falcon Mesa’s adults have diabetes
22% of adults have diabetes in Falcon Mesa. Among 642 Texas towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Falcon Mesa. 19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Falcon Mesa.
| Falcon Mesa | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Falcon Mesa | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.6% | 17% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 74.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.5% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Texas’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. 35% of Falcon Mesa adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Falcon Mesa | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 23% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 14% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
61% women, 39% men
About 64 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Falcon Mesa | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 22.5% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 23% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.2% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 20.3% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 7.3% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.8% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.4% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Falcon Mesa has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Falcon Mesa
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Falcon Mesa; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Falcon Mesa residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Falcon Mesa for work
Where Falcon Mesa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Falcon Mesa
CDP in Texas, United States
Falcon Mesa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Zapata County, Texas, United States. The population was 523 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 367 ft
Questions about Falcon Mesa
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Falcon Mesa, TX a good place to live?
Falcon Mesa has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.