Wallace County is home to 1,417 people in Kansas. At a median age of 47.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $105,000. Density works out to 2 people per square mile. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $601 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,207, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wallace County
What changed most since 1990
White share94.2% → 87.9%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population1,821 → 1,417(−22%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age34.6 → 47.2(+12.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.5%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.3%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era8.3%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War52.1%(50)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 96 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wallace County, decade by decade
Wallace County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,821
$49,002
$66,722
12.5%
13.8
2000
1,749
$60,115
$79,242
17.2%
17.0
2010
1,485
$63,230
$93,939
23.4%
20.4
2020
1,512
$60,156
$102,417
29.4%
25.7
2024
1,417
$63,207
$105,000
24.5%
27.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
