Wallace County, Kansas

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Wallace County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Wallace County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,417	2,947,197	334,922,499	3161st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,207	$74,275	$80,734	1774th of 3,221
Median Age	47.2	37.4	38.9	444th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.5%	35.6%	35.7%	1293rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$105,000	$217,200	$332,700	2918th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$601	$1,060	$1,413	3050th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.3%	11.3%	12.5%	1868th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.3%	3.9%	5.2%	3080th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.6	36.0	n/a	3096th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.6%	7.4%	14.1%	1340th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	74.8%	67.2%	65.2%	1558th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.0	19.7	26.4	3010th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.4%	11.8%	15.1%	1652nd of 3,222
Uninsured	10.5%	n/a	n/a	1550th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.6%	49.1%	46.9%	1932nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.2%	n/a	n/a	646th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Wallace County, Kansas

Statistic	Wallace County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.4%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.1	44.7	61.4

Age in Wallace County, Kansas

Statistic	Wallace County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	47.2	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	23.0%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.4%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.7%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.0%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Wallace County, Kansas

Statistic	Wallace County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	599	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.9%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.4%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.1%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	21.6%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wallace County, Kansas

Statistic	Wallace County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,058	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.5%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.7%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.3%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.3%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.2%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Wallace County, Kansas

Statistic	Wallace County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	717	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	88.4%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.5%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,961.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	14.4%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,405	$2,798	n/a

Education in Wallace County, Kansas

Statistic	Wallace County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	6.9%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.9%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.6%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.9%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.7%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wallace County, Kansas

Statistic	Wallace County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.0%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.5%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.6%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	58.8%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.5%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Wallace County, Kansas

Statistic	Wallace County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.2%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.5%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	9.2%	16.7%

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