Wallace County, KS Demographic Data
Wallace County, KS Summary
Wallace County is located in Kansas
- Population: 1,508
- Area: 913.71 sq. miles
- Land Area: 913.65 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1.65 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,534.78 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wallace County, KS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
785
50%
50.8
Male
799
50%
49.2
Total Population
1,584
323,128,000
Wallace County, KS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
94
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
110
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
154
9.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
91
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
74
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
167
10.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
166
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
171
10.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
163
10.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
66
4.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
137
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
111
7.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
80
5.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,157
73.0%
77.2
Female
554
47.9%
51.3
Male
603
52.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,130
71.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
362
22.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
328
20.7%
15.2
Female
157
47.9%
55.8
Male
171
52.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Wallace County, KS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,572
99.2%
96.8
White
1,536
97.0%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.4%
0.8
Asian
1
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
1
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
29
1.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
12
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
76
4.8%
17.8
Mexican
69
4.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
7
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,508
95.2%
82.2
Wallace County, KS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
72
6.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
36
3.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
335
31.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
242
22.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
112
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
205
19.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
59
5.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
108
10.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
953
89.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
264
24.9%
31.2
Wallace County, KS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
294
24.0%
33.7%
Now Married
679
55.4%
47.5
Divorced
107
8.7%
11.0%
Separated
41
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
105
8.6
5.8%
Wallace County, KS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,415
95.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
75
5.0%
21.6%
Spanish
66
4.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Wallace County, KS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
31
5.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
36
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
95
16.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
86
14.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
59
10.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
62
10.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
77
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
91
15.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
28
4.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
22
3.7%
6.4
Median household income
45,804
57,617
Per capita income
28,875
31,128
Wallace County, KS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
186
24.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
24
3.2%
9.8
Construction
11
1.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
197
26.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
22
2.9%
6.6
Information
7
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
15
2.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
40
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
42
5.6%
11.4
Public administration
43
5.8%
4.6
Retail trade
83
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
49
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
28
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
58
7.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
308
41.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
63
8.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
183
24.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
135
18.1%
18.1%
Wallace County, KS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
733
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
582
79.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
51
7.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
41
5.6%
2.7
Other means
1
0.1%
1.8
Worked at home
58
7.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
13.9
26.6
Wallace County, KS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
17
2.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
110
18.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
229
39.0%
37.1
3 or more
231
39.4%
21.0
Wallace County, KS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
587
74.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
443
75.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
144
24.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
203
25.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
15
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Wallace County, KS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
790
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
4
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
47
5.9%
9.1
4 rooms
102
12.9%
16.5
5 rooms
199
25.2%
19.8
6 rooms
130
16.5%
17.8
7 rooms
65
8.2%
12.0
8 rooms
59
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
184
23.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wallace County, KS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
790
1-unit, detached
652
82.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5
0.6%
5.9
2-units
15
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
12
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
15
1.9%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
91
11.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wallace County, KS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
251
31.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
97
12.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
97
12.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
94
11.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
136
17.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
43
5.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
36
4.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
19
2.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
12
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
5
0.6%
1.4%
Wallace County, KS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
369
62.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
147
25.0%
4.7
Electricity
59
10.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
7
1.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.9%
1.1
Wallace County, KS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
121
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
1.7%
20.1%
Less than $500
6
5.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
8
6.6%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
47
38.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
58
47.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
68
56.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
5.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
14
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
7.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
23
19.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wallace County, KS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
113
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
6
5.3%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
6.2%
11.9%
$500 to $999
27
23.9%
41.0%
Less than $500
73
64.6%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
31
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
438
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
40
36.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
30
27.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
11
9.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
17
15.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
13
11.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
33
0.0%
0.0%
Wallace County, KS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
443
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
130
29.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
139
31.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
87
19.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
51
11.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
17
3.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
13
2.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
2
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,500
205,000
