2022 population: 1,488 ( 3 from 2010 , 29 from 2020)
Land area: 913.6 square miles
Population density: 1.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,317	88.51%	2.7%
Black:	14	0.94%	600.0%
Indian:	7	0.47%	0.0%
Asian:	3	0.20%	200.0%
2+ races:	26	1.75%	116.7%
Hispanic:	121	8.13%	12.0%

Total non-White:	171	11.49%	30.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	53	17.5
Deaths:	50	16.5
Net Migration:	-31	-10.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-37	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	40	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,485
1,354	91.18%
2	0.13%
7	0.47%
1	0.07%
12	0.81%
108	7.27%
131	8.82%

2000
1,749
1,623	92.80%
11	0.63%
13	0.74%
3	0.17%
14	0.80%
84	4.80%
126	7.20%

1990
1,821
1,715	94.18%
4	0.22%
5	0.27%
0	0.00%
n/a
97	5.33%
106	5.82%

1980
2,045
2,007	98.14%
3	0.15%
0	0.00%
8	0.39%
n/a
27	1.32%
38	1.86%

1970
2,215
2,097	94.67%
27	1.22%
1	0.05%
2	0.09%
n/a
78	3.52%
118	5.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
154	8.8
166	9.5
-334	-19.1
6	0.3

-269	-15.4
5	0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
246	13.5
183	10.0
-138	-7.6
11	0.6

-92	-5.1
20	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
357	17.5
200	9.8
-377	-18.4
n/a

-292	-14.3
68	3.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-382	-17.2
n/a

-90	-4.1
-80	-3.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Wallace County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.1
349	23.5%
1,139	76.5%
370	24.9%

663
2.21

417	62.9%
313	75.1%
25	6.0%
246	37.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
374	25.2%
1,111	74.8%
303	20.4%

620
2.36

413	66.6%
368	89.1%
17	4.1%
207	33.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
506	28.9%
1,243	71.1%
316	18.1%

684
2.52

487	71.2%
444	91.2%
15	3.1%
197	28.8%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
534	29.3%
1,287	70.7%
299	16.4%

684
2.63

495	72.4%
446	90.1%
12	2.4%
189	27.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
604	29.5%
1,441	70.5%
290	14.2%

750
2.69

601	80.1%
552	91.8%
23	3.8%
149	19.9%

2022 Housing Data for Wallace County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	42	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	25	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	47	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	19	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	65	9.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	53	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	55	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	144	21.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	51	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	37	5.6%
$200,000 or more	10	1.5%

Median Household Income	57,708
Per Capita Income	34,406

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	105
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	18	2.7%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	51	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	565	77.1%
Unemployed	3	0.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	568	77.5%
Not in Labor Force	165	22.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	205	150	57.7%
Non-Profit	20	32	38.5%
Self-Employed	125	47	72.7%

Local Government	35	59	37.2%
State Government	13	26	33.3%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	330	197	62.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	68	119	36.4%
Total	398	316	55.7%

Pct. Govt.	18.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	165	23.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	112	15.7%
Professional, Technical	144	20.2%
Service Occupations	119	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	29	4.1%
All others	174	24.4%

White Collar		59.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	198	27.7%
Health care and social assistance	108	15.1%
Educational services	95	13.3%
Manufacturing	53	7.4%
Construction	51	7.1%
Wholesale trade	38	5.3%
Retail trade	38	5.3%
Public administration	35	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	17	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	2.4%
Accommodation and food services	16	2.2%
Finance and insurance	13	1.8%
Other services	10	1.4%
Information	9	1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.4%
Utilities	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	92	6.18%
Puerto Rican	7	0.47%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2	0.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	9	0.60%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,328	96.7%
Spanish	37	2.7%
German, other Germanic	8	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	515	34.6%
English	198	13.3%
Irish	145	9.7%
American	86	5.8%
Swedish	48	3.2%
European	38	2.6%
Dutch	19	1.3%
Norwegian	18	1.2%
Russian	17	1.1%
Scottish	16	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	15	1.0%
French	12	0.8%
Danish	11	0.7%
Italian	11	0.7%
Swiss	9	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,464	98.3%
Not a citizen	25	1.7%

Native	1,449	97.3%
Foreign-born	40	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
41	4.0%	35	3.4%	295	28.9%	386	37.8%	215	21.0%	50	4.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	41	4.0%
9-12 Years	35	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	295	28.9%
Some College	386	37.8%
Bach. Degree	215	21.0%
Grad Degree	50	4.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	880	864	16	1.8%	4.2%
1991	849	825	24	2.8%	4.5%
1992	819	801	18	2.2%	4.6%
1993	827	809	18	2.2%	4.9%
1994	834	806	28	3.4%	4.8%
1995	888	869	19	2.1%	4.3%
1996	864	845	19	2.2%	4.3%
1997	836	814	22	2.6%	3.8%
1998	844	828	16	1.9%	3.7%
1999	861	845	16	1.9%	3.5%

2000	928	907	21	2.3%	3.8%
2001	913	887	26	2.8%	4.3%
2002	943	918	25	2.7%	5.1%
2003	966	940	26	2.7%	5.5%
2004	940	910	30	3.2%	5.5%
2005	924	896	28	3.0%	5.1%
2006	896	868	28	3.1%	4.4%
2007	905	879	26	2.9%	4.3%
2008	846	806	40	4.7%	4.6%
2009	916	861	55	6.0%	6.9%

2010	894	841	53	5.9%	7.0%
2011	886	838	48	5.4%	6.4%
2012	876	839	37	4.2%	5.7%
2013	854	827	27	3.2%	5.3%
2014	877	855	22	2.5%	4.5%
2015	879	855	24	2.7%	4.2%
2016	863	840	23	2.7%	4.0%
2017	851	829	22	2.6%	3.6%
2018	822	802	20	2.4%	3.3%
2019	817	796	21	2.6%	3.2%

2020	825	807	18	2.2%	5.9%
2021	889	873	16	1.8%	3.3%
2022	852	835	17	2.0%	2.7%
2023	862	843	19	2.2%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	742
Median Value	$96,200

Occupied	663	89.4%
Vacant	79	10.6%

Owned	467	70.4%
Rented	196	29.6%
Median Rent	$564

Single-Family Units	638	86.0%
Detached	631	85.0%
Attached	7	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13	1.8%
Mobile Homes	47	6.3%

Wallace County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wallace County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Wallace County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wallace County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wallace County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wallace County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Wallace County, KS