County profile
Wallace County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2989 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 42% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$146.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+25.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
333
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
62
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$38.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,441
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$63.2k±$8.8k
Bachelor's degree+
24.5%±4.8%
Poverty rate
12.3%±5.6%
Business applications
12 · 2025
Retail establishments
10
67.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade25%
Health care24%
Wholesale trade20%
Food & accommodation13%
Other services9%
Finance & insurance8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,441
residents · 2025 · -4.7% since 2020
Income per capita $69.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−104
International migration+0
Natural change+36
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$93.1M2019
$100.3M2020
$118.4M2021
$152.7M2022
$117.1M2023
$146.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$105.0k±$20.6k
Median gross rent
$601/mo±$59/mo
Vacancy rate
16.5%±4.7%
Affordability
2.7× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
1.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$877/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 54Drought 36Winter weather 33
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
45.8 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
2.5 km
UP
Nearest port
542.2 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
142.5 km
GARDEN CITY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$38.2k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wallace?
Wallace's economy produced $146.5M in 2024, growing 25.1% year over year — faster than 99% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.