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Population (year 2000): 3,344. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,531 (+5.6% change)
Males: 1,542 (46.1%), Females: 1,802 (53.9%)
Duplin County
Zip code:
28466
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $25,422 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,200 (year 2000)
Races in Wallace:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.7%)
- Black (28.3%)
- Hispanic (18.2%)
- Other race (14.1%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (13.4%), English
(7.5%), Irish (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), German (3.4%),
Scottish (2.9%).
Elevation: 59 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wallace
- High school or higher: 64.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wallace town
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 46.1%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 11.4%
13.5% Foreign born (11.9% Latin America, 1.6%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +238 (+7.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wallace:
- PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BURGAW,
NC)
- DUPLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
KENANSVILLE, NC)
- NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wallace:
- ALBERT J ELLIS (about 28 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC;
ID: OAJ)
- WILMINGTON INTL (about 33 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID:
ILM)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 42 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wallace:
- HENDERSON FIELD (about 2 miles; WALLACE, NC; ID: ACZ)
- DUPLIN CO (about 19 miles; KENANSVILLE, NC; ID: DPL)
- FLYING W (about 27 miles; POTTERS HILL, NC; ID: 6N9)
Amtrak station:
WALLACE (600 N. NORWOOD ST.) - Bus Station. Services: public
payphones.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wallace:
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 37
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 70 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
Public primary/middle school in Wallace:
- WALLACE ELEMENTARY (Students: 734; Location:
4266 NC 11 S; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Wallace:
- NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 17;
Location: 212 W MAIN ST 248; Grades: KG - 10)
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