Wallace County vs. Sherman County

	Wallace County (KS)	Sherman County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,503	5,899
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.2%	-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,485	6,010
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,485	6,010
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.9%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.1%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.3%	19.3%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.8%
White alone, percent	95.6%	95.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.0%	12.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.4%	84.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	121	211
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.5%	2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	775	3,118
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.7%	64.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$99,300	$92,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,013	$1,118
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$451	$480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$481	$784
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.5%	16.7%
Households, 2014-2018	633	2,649
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.19
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.4%	79.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.3%	10.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.4%	87.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.6%	83.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.4%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.9%	19.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.9%	12.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.3%	10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.5%	64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	56.4%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,622	132,257
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,024	$21,635
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.5	12.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,875	$52,847
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,938	$23,687
Persons in poverty, percent	13.1%	13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	56	250
Total employment, 2017	397	1,889
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	14,187	64,109
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	11.5%	-4.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	160	495
All firms, 2012	205	740
Men-owned firms, 2012	97	414
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	194	648
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	191	637
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	37.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.6	5.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	913.65	1,056.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Wallace county (KS) and Sherman county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.