WallaceSC
A town of 665, settled in 1950.
Is Wallace a good place to live?
Wallace’s median age is 59.7 years, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 38.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 170 in South Carolina we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Wallace. Wallace has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
665 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wallace: who provides what
Wallace is unincorporated, so Marlboro 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 Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wallace.
Wallace stands out in South Carolina and nationally: a larger share of its households own their home
99% of Wallace households own their home, above both South Carolina’s towns (65%) and U.S. towns (73%). Typical home values fell 12% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Wallace’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Marlboro 01 school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Elementary/MiddleLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 411 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Wallace has mild winters and hot summers
Wallace has mild winters and warm summers. Wallace’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.9 jobs for every working resident, most of Wallace’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Wallace for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Wallace grew to 278 in 2023, 218 more than in 2013. 14% of Wallace residents live below the poverty line.
| Wallace | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 17% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Wallace is
Wallace beats the South Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 48% of adults have high blood pressure in Wallace. Only 10 of the 170 South Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Wallace.
| Wallace | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 40% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Wallace | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.7% | 15.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.1% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hurricanes leads a moderate hazard risk in Wallace
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Wallace
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Wallace
About 0 of every 100 Wallace residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
Questions about Wallace
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wallace, SC a good place to live?
Wallace has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.