Wallace County, Kansas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,459
Median household income: $60,263
Median home value: $94,200

Wallace County, Kansas counts 1,459 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $60,263 is below the Kansas median ($72,639).

From 2019 to 2023, Wallace County's population declined 7.3% from 1,574 to 1,459, while its median household income fell 4.8% from $63,269 to $60,263.

Owners occupy 72.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 47.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,459
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,263
Median home value: $94,200
Median gross rent: $578
Housing units: 757
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5741,459

Median household income

$63,269$60,263

Median home value

$89,400$94,200

Median gross rent

$525$578

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,574	$63,269	$89,400	$525
2020	1,583	$49,632	$84,500	$482
2021	1,529	$56,538	$86,200	$509
2022	1,489	$57,708	$96,200	$564
2023	1,459	$60,263	$94,200	$578

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	107	7.3%
5 to 17	230	15.8%
18 to 24	112	7.7%
25 to 34	142	9.7%
35 to 44	130	8.9%
45 to 54	117	8.0%
55 to 64	246	16.9%
65 to 74	186	12.7%
75 and over	189	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,298	89.0%
Black or African American	10	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	16	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	91	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's38.5%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	7.8%
High school graduate	313	31.0%
Some college or associate's	389	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	187	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	42	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked7.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	526	75.3%
Carpooled	52	7.4%
Public transit	2	0.3%
Walked	55	7.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	8.6%
Other means	4	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	373	58.4%
15 to 29 min	152	23.8%
30 to 44 min	55	8.6%
45 to 59 min	24	3.8%
60+ min	35	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 12.8% (184 of 1,435)

	Count	Share
Family households	386	58.5%
Nonfamily households	274	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	660	87.2%
Vacant	97	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	478	72.4%
Renter-occupied	182	27.6%

1-unit, detached86.7%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	656	86.7%
1-unit, attached	4	0.5%
2 to 4 units	49	6.5%
5 to 19 units	18	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	4.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 20199
State: Kansas
Land area: 914 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 38.9266, -101.7711

Cities & places

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