Wallace County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Normal · 41.7 | 1,509 people · 51st most distressed in Kansas

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Wallace County, KS falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 41.7 — 2231st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Kansas, it ranks 51st of 105 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Wallace County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 58.1 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 58.1
Poverty Rate 48
Income vs. State Median 55
Child Poverty Rate 70
Community Vulnerability 48.8
Uninsured Rate 27
Disability Rate 71
Debt & Delinquency 40.3
Debt in Collections 31
Medical Debt 41
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 39
Credit Card Delinquency 38
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 53
Employment & Wages 31.4
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 61
Business Formation Rate 20
Housing Cost Burden 30.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 67
Homeownership Rate 60
Rent-to-Income Ratio 13

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Wallace County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Wallace County
Wallace County, KS 41.7 Normal
Kit Carson County, CO 48.1 Normal +6.4
Sherman County, KS 48.1 Normal +6.4
Logan County, KS 41.4 Normal -0.3
Wichita County, KS 36.1 Normal -5.6
Cheyenne County, CO 35.0 Normal -6.6
Greeley County, KS 27.7 Healthy -13.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Wallace County
Sherman County, NE 41.6 Normal -0.1
Wayne County, UT 41.6 Normal -0.1
Beaver County, OK 41.6 Normal -0.1
Doniphan County, KS 41.6 Normal -0.1
Scotland County, MO 41.5 Normal -0.1

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