Fall River, MA

Fall River, MA: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices

Public data on Fall River, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.

95,298residents (2025 estimate)
77NPI-registered dentists
$56,673median household income
Residents

Fall River at a glance

Furthest from the US: share with a bachelor's degree or higher (16.4% against 35.7%), then median household income ($56,673 against $80,734).

  • Residents, July 2025 estimate95,298Up 1.4% from the April 2020 base of 93,982
  • Median household income$56,673Well below both Massachusetts ($103,960) and the US ($80,734)
  • Median age39.3Close to both Massachusetts (40.0) and the US (38.9)
  • Residents 65 and older16.1%Below both Massachusetts (17.9%) and the US (17.2%)
  • Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)16.4%Well below both Massachusetts (47.3%) and the US (35.7%)
  • Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)10.2%Above Massachusetts (9.7%), well below the US (13.6%)

The share who speak Spanish at home is where Fall River and New Bedford (9 miles apart) differ most: 10.2% against 17.2%, then the median age (39.3 against 37.0).

Local context

Local healthcare landscape in Fall River

Southcoast Health's page for Charlton Memorial Hospital gives its address as 363 Highland Ave, Fall River, and says the hospital's services include cardiac care, surgical services, women's health, rehabilitation and emergency care. Brown University Health's page for Saint Anne's Hospital gives its address as 795 Middle Street, Fall River, says it was founded by the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation in 1906, and says its Cancer Center provides medical oncology, hematology and radiation oncology services in Fall River and Dartmouth. The City of Fall River's website lists neighborhood associations for Bank Street, Corky Row, Father Kelly, Flint, Highland, Lower Highland, Maplewood, Niagara, North End, South End and Steep Brook.

Neighborhoods and areas

  • Corky Row
  • Father Kelly
  • Flint
  • Highland
  • Lower Highland
  • Maplewood
  • Niagara
  • Steep Brook

Sources for this section

Providers

Who practices in Fall River

NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Fall River, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Fall River is furthest above the US among plastic surgeons (1.9 times the US rate) and lowest among physical therapists (0.5 times).

SpecialtyIn Fall RiverResidents per providerUSAgainst the US
Dentists771 per 1,2381 per 1,340Above
Chiropractors251 per 3,8121 per 3,311Below
Dermatologists71 per 13,6141 per 17,857Well above
Physical therapists411 per 2,3241 per 1,181Well below
Optometrists171 per 5,6061 per 5,291Below
Podiatrists111 per 8,6631 per 14,706Well above
Plastic surgeons31 per 31,7661 per 58,824Well above
Employers

Private-sector health care employers in Bristol County, 2024

2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of dentists are 25.3% of them, well above the US share of 18.5%.

  • Ambulatory health care establishments746Average employment 13,068
  • Offices of physicians188
  • Offices of dentists189
  • Offices of other health practitioners214
Our plan

What we'd prioritize for a Fall River practice

Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.

  1. Put insurance and payment options up front

    Median household income $56,673 (US $80,734). Plans accepted and financing belong on every page of the website.

  2. A crowded field for podiatrists

    1.7 times the US number of NPI-registered podiatrists per resident (one per 8,663 residents). A podiatrist here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for podiatrists.

  3. Stand out among the dental offices nearby

    Dentist offices make up 25.3% of the private-sector ambulatory health care establishments in Bristol County, against 18.5% nationally. A dental practice here needs one thing it is known for. See our dental practice marketing.

  4. Room to stand out for physical therapists

    Fall River has 0.5 times the US number of NPI-registered physical therapists per resident (one for every 2,324 residents). Fewer local competitors in search for a physical therapist. See our marketing for physical therapists.

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Sources

Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.

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