Wallace

Population: 3,438
Median household income: $49,358
Median home value: $192,800

Wallace is a community in Duplin County, North Carolina, home to 3,438 residents. The median household income of $49,358 is below the Duplin County median ($51,880).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wallace's population declined 11.6% from 3,891 to 3,438, while its median home value rose 82.9% from $105,400 to $192,800.

14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 50.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,438
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,358
Median home value: $192,800
Median gross rent: $833
Housing units: 1,859
Homeownership rate: 50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8913,438

Median household income

$35,321$49,358

Median home value

$105,400$192,800

Median gross rent

$564$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,891	$35,321	$105,400	$564
2020	3,883	$40,645	$89,100	$334
2021	3,401	$40,925	$135,400	$524
2022	3,443	$47,318	$155,700	$589
2023	3,438	$49,358	$192,800	$833

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	1.6%
5 to 17	762	22.2%
18 to 24	140	4.1%
25 to 34	304	8.8%
35 to 44	514	15.0%
45 to 54	574	16.7%
55 to 64	412	12.0%
65 to 74	329	9.6%
75 and over	348	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,718	50.0%
Black or African American	918	26.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	1.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	233	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	533	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.0%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	547	22.0%
High school graduate	879	35.4%
Some college or associate's	693	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	240	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	122	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone91.5%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,293	91.5%
Carpooled	104	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	909	65.1%
15 to 29 min	149	10.7%
30 to 44 min	48	3.4%
45 to 59 min	38	2.7%
60+ min	253	18.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 20.3% (682 of 3,352)

	Count	Share
Family households	922	56.2%
Nonfamily households	718	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,640	88.2%
Vacant	219	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	827	50.4%
Renter-occupied	813	49.6%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units25.8%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,210	65.1%
1-unit, attached	13	0.7%
2 to 4 units	479	25.8%
5 to 19 units	52	2.8%
20 or more units	16	0.9%
Mobile home & other	89	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3770720
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.7379, -77.9906