Wallace, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wallace	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$39,215	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$91,199	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,832	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$63,018	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,713	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wallace is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wallace is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wallace is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wallace is 81% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,793 $91,199 $182,398

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Wallace median earnings by income bracket

Wallace employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.3%	5.3%
Manufacturing sector	26.3%	26.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.8%	15.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	52.6%	52.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Florence, SD	378	$87,246	7.3%
Garden City, SD	97	$78,348	3.7%
Bradley, SD	71	$72,983	10.3%
Clark, SD	1,272	$60,165	26.0%
Henry, SD	306	$33,718	58.5%
Wallace, SD	70	$91,199	12.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ekwok, AK	70	$49,113	39.6%
Union Grove, AL	70	$0	100.0%
Anthonyville, AR	70	$30,132	63.0%
Datto, AR	70	$0	100.0%
Jericho, AR	70	$0	100.0%
Wallace, SD	70	$91,199	12.1%

Source: The Wallace, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.