De Pue vs Walnut

A side-by-side comparison of De Pue and Walnut: population, income, housing, and more.

De Pue and Walnut are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

De Pue has the higher population (1,594 vs 1,402 in Walnut). Walnut has the higher median household income ($62,019 vs $56,176 in De Pue). Walnut has the higher median home value ($94,700 vs $63,600 in De Pue).

Population, income & housing

	De Pue	Walnut
Population	1,594	1,402
Median age	44.1 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,176	$62,019
Median home value	$63,600	$94,700
Median gross rent	$893	$591
Housing units	713	620
Homeownership rate	73.4%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Pue	Walnut
Population	1,802 → 1,594 (-11.5%)	1,370 → 1,402 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$55,403 → $56,176 (+1.4%)	$53,750 → $62,019 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$51,800 → $63,600 (+22.8%)	$95,500 → $94,700 (-0.8%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $893 (+24.4%)	$611 → $591 (-3.3%)

De Pue

Population

1,8021,594

Median household income

$55,403$56,176

Median home value

$51,800$63,600

Median gross rent

$718$893

Walnut

Population

1,3701,402

Median household income

$53,750$62,019

Median home value

$95,500$94,700

Median gross rent

$611$591

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Pue	Walnut
Under 5	4.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	10.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	9.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	16.2%	8.1%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.4%
65 to 74	10.6%	8.5%
75 and over	8.3%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Pue	Walnut
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	95.6%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	63.7%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Pue	Walnut
No high school diploma	20.6%	7.5%
High school graduate	36.9%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Pue	Walnut
Drove alone	82.7%	86.7%
Carpooled	13.8%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	1.8%	2.4%
Other means	1.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Pue	Walnut
1-unit, detached	95.1%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	De Pue	Walnut
Poverty rate	22.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1945	1961