Wallace County, KS Population

Overview

1,529

Total Population

42.8

Median age

50.29%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

85.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

97

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wallace County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wallace County is 42.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wallace County's population under 18 was 24.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wallace County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wallace County, 21.52% were under the age of 15, 14.39% aged 15 to 29, 39.63% aged 30 to 64, 16.35% aged 65 to 84, and 8.11% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 more females than males in Wallace County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.29% females and 49.71% males in Wallace County, KS.
The Wallace County, KS gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 81.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 68.

Wallace County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wallace County population: 94.51% are White, 0.33% are Black or African American, 0.85% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.65% are Asian, 1.57% are some other race and 2.09% are multiracial.
Wallace County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 97 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,432 (93.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wallace County is White with a population of 1,445 (94.51% of the total population).

Wallace County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,732 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wallace County's population decreased by 252 (14.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wallace County's population increased by 37 (2.50%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wallace County's population was lowest in year 2008 at 1,404.