Sharon Springs vs Wallace

A side-by-side comparison of Sharon Springs and Wallace: population, income, housing, and more.

Sharon Springs and Wallace are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sharon Springs has the higher population (837 vs 54 in Wallace). Sharon Springs has the higher median home value ($91,200 vs $65,900 in Wallace). Since 2019, Wallace's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -5.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Sharon Springs	Wallace
Population	837	54
Median age	42.9 yrs	60.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,083	—
Median home value	$91,200	$65,900
Median gross rent	$506	—
Housing units	412	35
Homeownership rate	71.7%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sharon Springs	Wallace
Population	882 → 837 (-5.1%)	54 → 54 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$49,261 → $57,083 (+15.9%)	$31,667 → $40,000 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$76,000 → $91,200 (+20.0%)	$95,800 → $65,900 (-31.2%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $506 (-10.1%)	—

Sharon Springs

Population

882837

Median household income

$49,261$57,083

Median home value

$76,000$91,200

Median gross rent

$563$506

Wallace

Population

5454

Median household income

$31,667$40,000

Median home value

$95,800$65,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sharon Springs	Wallace
Under 5	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.3%	5.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.3%
35 to 44	7.9%	14.8%
45 to 54	8.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	27.8%
65 to 74	11.0%	42.6%
75 and over	15.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sharon Springs	Wallace
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	75.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	24.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sharon Springs	Wallace
No high school diploma	9.1%	3.9%
High school graduate	37.1%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sharon Springs	Wallace
Drove alone	75.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	10.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	0.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sharon Springs	Wallace
1-unit, detached	77.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sharon Springs	Wallace
Poverty rate	16.1%	27.8%
Average household size	2.19	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	12	14
Median year structure built	1966	1972