Wallace is a very small town located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 2,471 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Wallace is the 59th largest community in Idaho. Much of the housing stock in Wallace was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Wallace is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Wallace is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wallace who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.55%), food service (9.60%), and sales jobs (8.12%).

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.93 minutes getting to work every day.

Wallace is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Wallace Information and Demographics

The education level of Wallace citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 15.14% of adults 25 and older in Wallace have a college degree.

The per capita income in Wallace in 2000 was $15,448, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $61,792 for a family of four.

The people who call Wallace home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wallace is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Wallace include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, Italian, Scotch-Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Wallace is English. Some people also speak Spanish.