WallaceCA
This town of 714 people was settled in 1883.
Is Wallace a good place to live?
Wallace’s average commute is 58 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 52% of the land in Wallace is conserved, where California’s towns sit at 4.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Wallace has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wallace.
Wallace keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
3.1 miles of trail. Wallace’s density of trails comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fewer adults under 35 in Wallace than across California
Four-year graduates: 32% of adults 25 and older here, 37% across California. Adults 18 to 34 are 3% of residents (24% statewide); children under 18 are 40% of residents (22% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 2% and 72% women
The Census survey reached too few of Wallace’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±35 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Wallace | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 38.9% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.8% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.3% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 31.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.2% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 3.9% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 28.4% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest natural risk in Wallace is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, Wallace sits above 87% of U.S. communities. One declared disaster, in 2022, has brought federal aid to Wallace households. FEMA puts 43% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 39% to wildfires.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Wallace’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Stockton (10%), Sacramento (5%) and San Jose (5%). For half of commuters, work is under 38 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A home in Wallace is worth about $554K, on Zillow’s estimate
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 3.4% of its value. For households in Wallace, the share who are owner-occupiers is 65%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Wallace: mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wallace is
In Wallace, 29% of adults have obesity. Of 32 CDC measures, Wallace beats the California average on 7 and trails it on 7. Two figures for adults locally: 24% have been diagnosed with depression, 14% smoke cigarettes.
| Wallace | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wallace | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.2% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wallace
Moving to Wallace: who provides what
Wallace is unincorporated, so Calaveras County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Wallace for work
Where Wallace’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wallace; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Wallace residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Questions about Wallace
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