New Union vs Walnut Grove

A side-by-side comparison of New Union and Walnut Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

New Union and Walnut Grove are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Union has the higher population (927 vs 871 in Walnut Grove). New Union has the higher median household income ($43,493 vs $41,223 in Walnut Grove). New Union has the higher median home value ($144,600 vs $136,300 in Walnut Grove).

Population, income & housing

	New Union	Walnut Grove
Population	927	871
Median age	32.3 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,493	$41,223
Median home value	$144,600	$136,300
Median gross rent	—	$475
Housing units	377	423
Homeownership rate	86.6%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Union	Walnut Grove
Population	829 → 927 (+11.8%)	833 → 871 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$47,188 → $43,493 (-7.8%)	$41,250 → $41,223 (-0.1%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $144,600 (+67.9%)	$80,000 → $136,300 (+70.4%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $673 (-11.0%)	$556 → $475 (-14.6%)

New Union

Population

829927

Median household income

$47,188$43,493

Median home value

$86,100$144,600

Median gross rent

$756$673

Walnut Grove

Population

833871

Median household income

$41,250$41,223

Median home value

$80,000$136,300

Median gross rent

$556$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Union	Walnut Grove
Under 5	9.9%	8.7%
5 to 17	23.8%	10.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	10.2%
25 to 34	13.8%	2.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	17.5%	23.9%
55 to 64	9.7%	8.5%
65 to 74	15.6%	9.8%
75 and over	4.3%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Union	Walnut Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	78.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Union	Walnut Grove
No high school diploma	16.5%	27.6%
High school graduate	38.1%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Union	Walnut Grove
Drove alone	93.4%	90.8%
Carpooled	6.6%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Union	Walnut Grove
1-unit, detached	69.0%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	New Union	Walnut Grove
Poverty rate	27.0%	24.8%
Average household size	2.82	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	37	27
Median year structure built	1982	1986