COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wallace County vs Sherman County
PLACE A
Wallace County, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Sherman County, Nebraska
Wallace County is 51% smaller than Sherman County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Wallace County has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -6%).
WALLACE COUNTYSHERMAN COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,4412,924−51% vs Sherman County
Population density25−4
Population growth1.8%-6.1%+7.9 pts
Median age47.246.9+0.3
Male52.4%51.6%+0.9 pts
Female47.6%48.4%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born3.6%0.6%+3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.9%92.6%−4.7 pts
Black0.8%0.3%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%2.8%+4.6 pts
Asian0.6%0.5%+0.0 pts
Other3.3%3.7%−0.4 pts
Median household income$63,207$63,578−$371
Per capita income$39,058$34,894+$4,164
Poverty rate12.3%8.6%+3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.418+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%20.5%+4.1 pts
Graduate degree4.7%6.8%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%3.0%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation61.0%60.8%+0.1 pts
Median home value$105,000$152,000−$47,000
Median gross rent$601$818−$217
Owner-occupied74.8%75.4%−0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%26.2%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households7.3%27.9%−20.6 pts
Average commute16.021.8−5.7
Worked from home8.4%7.0%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.4%4.1%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025