Wallace
Kansas

What stands out

If you had to describe Wallace County in numbers, start here: home internet speed is among the slowest in America (37 Mbps), the home price against local income is in the bottom 3% of American counties (1.2 years of income), and unemployment is in the bottom 4% of American counties (2.0%). Within Kansas it ranks 2nd of 105 counties for home internet speed, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Wallace County, Kansas. 1,489 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population grew 1.1% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +7).

Kansas stopped taxing Social Security entirely in 2024 and consolidated its brackets, and property taxes fall heavily on homeowners because agricultural land is assessed on use value. Johnson County, in the Kansas City suburbs, has the state's best-rated schools and highest home prices. The state sits squarely in Tornado Alley.

Money

The typical household here brings in $57,708 a year, lower than 59% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $39,979. Unemployment runs 2.0%, lower than 96% of American counties. 9% of workers work from home.

Kansas takes 5.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,133 a year.

Home

The median home costs $147K, cheaper than 85% of American counties, about 1.2 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $573 a month. Property tax is 1.80% of home value, roughly $1,736 a year on that median home, higher than 94% of American counties. 70% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.1 per 1,000 residents, lower than 87% of American counties.

There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 10.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

93% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 88 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 71% of eligible voters turned out. Under Kansas law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 54°F, highs near 68 and lows near 40, colder than 56% of American counties. About 22 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 18 out of 100, safer than 82% of American counties; the county has had 16 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 37 Mbps down, slower than almost every county in America. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation.