Wallace

Population: 251
Median home value: $58,100

Wallace is a community in Harrison County, West Virginia, home to 251 residents. At $58,100, its median home value sits below Harrison County's $158,500.

From 2019 to 2023, Wallace's population declined 26.0% from 339 to 251, while its median home value fell 22.5% from $75,000 to $58,100.

The median resident is 60.6 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 31.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 251
Median age: 60.6 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $58,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 143
Homeownership rate: 94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

339251

Median household income

$76,761$51,818

Median home value

$75,000$58,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	339	$76,761	$75,000
2020	309	$76,696	—
2021	313	$82,396	$65,200
2022	235	$51,818	$74,800
2023	251	—	$58,100

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 341.6%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7418.3%

75 and over31.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	0.8%
5 to 17	39	15.5%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	4	1.6%
35 to 44	33	13.1%
45 to 54	20	8.0%
55 to 64	29	11.6%
65 to 74	46	18.3%
75 and over	78	31.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	174	69.3%
Black or African American	5	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	13.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate61.0%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree5.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	15.7%
High school graduate	128	61.0%
Some college or associate's	38	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	11	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 56 min

Drove alone92.4%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73	92.4%
Carpooled	6	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	6	7.6%
30 to 44 min	11	13.9%
45 to 59 min	43	54.4%
60+ min	19	24.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 21.1% (53 of 251)

	Count	Share
Family households	75	70.1%
Nonfamily households	32	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	107	74.8%
Vacant	36	25.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	101	94.4%
Renter-occupied	6	5.6%

1-unit, detached74.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	107	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36	25.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5484172
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4072, -80.4911