Wallace, NY Demographics

Population 345 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Wallace

Household size in Wallace

Household size, people per household
PeriodWallaceNew YorkU.S.
2006–102.582.682.68
2010–142.382.722.73
2015–192.442.692.71
2020–242.682.652.65
Change+0.10−0.03−0.03
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Households in Wallace average 2.68 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.58, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Wallace

Median age, years
PeriodWallaceNew YorkU.S.
2006–1039.438.337.7
2010–1442.139.038.6
2015–1947.040.239.6
2020–2440.640.840.1
Change+1.2+2.5+2.3
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At 40.6, the median age in Wallace is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Wallace

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodWallaceNew YorkU.S.
2006–109.4%13.1%12.3%
2010–149.2%12.7%12.3%
2015–199.0%11.6%11.6%
2020–247.6%11.6%11.6%
Change−1.8 pts−1.5 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 7.6% of households in Wallace, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Wallace

Renters in Wallace

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodWallaceNew YorkU.S.
2006–1017.5%44.8%33.3%
2010–1422.5%46.2%35.6%
2015–1919.5%46.2%36.0%
2020–2417.3%45.7%34.8%
Change−0.2 pts+0.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Wallace is largely a place of homeowners: only 17.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 54.0% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Wallace

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodWallaceNew YorkU.S.
2006–1024.6%10.3%11.4%
2010–1419.8%10.4%11.4%
2015–1925.6%11.0%11.1%
2020–2419.9%9.7%9.6%
Change−4.7 pts−0.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 19.9% of the housing in Wallace, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Wallace

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodWallaceNew YorkU.S.
2006–10195919561974
2010–14196319571975
2015–19196019581977
2020–24197519611980
Change+17+5+6
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Housing in Wallace leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are newer than in New York overall, where the median home dates to 1961.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Wallace

Rent, per month
PeriodWallaceNew YorkU.S.
2006–10$626$1,095$965
2010–14$676$1,201$1,040
2015–19$683$1,426$1,213
2020–24$869$1,794$1,571
Change+$243+$698+$606
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Rent in Wallace runs $869 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 26.6% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Wallace

Bachelor's degrees in Wallace

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodWallaceNew YorkU.S.
2006–1014.7%31.9%28.4%
2010–1417.6%33.4%29.6%
2015–1918.9%36.2%32.1%
2020–2420.4%39.8%35.6%
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Wallace: 20.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Wallace

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodWallaceNew YorkU.S.
2006–1086.6%84.0%84.9%
2010–1489.0%84.9%86.1%
2015–1988.1%86.5%87.7%
2020–2489.4%87.3%89.3%
Change+2.8 pts+3.3 pts+4.3 pts
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About as many adults in Wallace have finished high school as nationally: 89.4%, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in New York overall (87.3%).

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Wallace

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodWallaceNew YorkU.S.
2006–106.2%7.7%8.1%
2010–1412.1%9.2%9.4%
2015–197.7%5.7%5.6%
2020–243.0%6.6%5.4%
Change−3.2 pts−1.2 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Wallace has been strong: just 3.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Wallace compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Wallace2.6840.67.6%17.3%19.9%1975$86920.4%89.4%3.0%
Avoca2.5942.26.8%18.0%19.5%1975$78520.1%90.8%3.4%
Cohocton2.4243.412.4%12.8%17.8%1959$91518.9%92.7%4.3%
Kanona2.4244.88.0%16.4%16.0%1980$75614.3%88.1%7.7%
Wheeler3.0933.39.6%15.2%27.5%1981$1,34115.8%79.9%3.0%
Howard2.3946.54.1%16.2%24.6%1976$72115.8%91.3%4.8%
Haskinville2.2047.13.8%8.2%17.7%1972$1,09623.4%92.6%3.9%
North Cohocton2.4643.913.6%8.4%15.4%1958$89515.3%90.6%2.5%
Towlesville2.2450.86.0%15.6%20.0%1980$67610.3%91.1%9.2%
Mitchellsville2.6045.29.8%17.6%26.4%1957$1,15224.4%89.3%3.4%
Atlanta2.4642.014.4%9.6%12.6%1951$84713.1%89.4%1.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Wallace. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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