Overview
1,062
Total Population
42.2
Median age
45.01%
Female population %
122.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
55.0
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
39
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Wallace's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Wallace is 42.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Wallace's population under 18 was 19.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Wallace's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Wallace, 17.42% were under the age of 15, 11.86% aged 15 to 29, 52.64% aged 30 to 64, 16.38% aged 65 to 84, and 1.69% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 106 less females than males in Wallace:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.01% females and 54.99% males in Wallace, ID.
- The Wallace, ID gender ratio is 122.2:100 i.e. 122.2 men to 100 women (1.222).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 72.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 85.
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Race / Ethnicity
Wallace's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Wallace population: 93.79% are White, 0.19% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.38% are Asian, 0.19% are some other race and 5.37% are multiracial.
- Wallace's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 39 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,023 (96.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Wallace is White with a population of 996 (93.79% of the total population).
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Year by year
Wallace's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,010 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Wallace's population decreased by 224 (22.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Wallace's population increased by 3 (0.38%), 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's population was lowest in year 2014 at 761.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)