Iuka vs Walnut Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Iuka and Walnut Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Iuka has the higher population (451 vs 135 in Walnut Hill). Iuka has the higher median home value ($72,700 vs $33,000 in Walnut Hill). Since 2019, Walnut Hill's population has grown faster (+2.3% vs -9.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Iuka	Walnut Hill
Population	451	135
Median age	34.9 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,563	—
Median home value	$72,700	$33,000
Median gross rent	$706	—
Housing units	191	65
Homeownership rate	84.5%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	15.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iuka	Walnut Hill
Population	498 → 451 (-9.4%)	132 → 135 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$40,795 → $51,563 (+26.4%)	$35,000 → $34,250 (-2.1%)
Median home value	$52,300 → $72,700 (+39.0%)	$53,000 → $33,000 (-37.7%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $706 (+0.9%)	—

Iuka

Population

498451

Median household income

$40,795$51,563

Median home value

$52,300$72,700

Median gross rent

$700$706

Walnut Hill

Population

132135

Median household income

$35,000$34,250

Median home value

$53,000$33,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iuka	Walnut Hill
Under 5	11.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	19.3%	21.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	3.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	8.9%
35 to 44	13.7%	5.9%
45 to 54	7.8%	6.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	18.5%
65 to 74	10.4%	17.8%
75 and over	4.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iuka	Walnut Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iuka	Walnut Hill
No high school diploma	11.3%	16.3%
High school graduate	35.0%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iuka	Walnut Hill
Drove alone	81.2%	65.0%
Carpooled	13.8%	32.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	2.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iuka	Walnut Hill
1-unit, detached	66.5%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.9%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Iuka	Walnut Hill
Poverty rate	12.9%	53.3%
Average household size	2.80	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	29	39
Median year structure built	1979	1955