Kell vs Walnut Hill

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

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

Kell has the higher population (149 vs 135 in Walnut Hill). Kell has the higher median home value ($59,600 vs $33,000 in Walnut Hill). Since 2019, Walnut Hill's population has grown faster (+2.3% vs -3.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Kell	Walnut Hill
Population	149	135
Median age	47.3 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,458	—
Median home value	$59,600	$33,000
Housing units	68	65
Homeownership rate	93.8%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kell	Walnut Hill
Population	155 → 149 (-3.9%)	132 → 135 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $56,458 (+41.1%)	$35,000 → $34,250 (-2.1%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $59,600 (+8.4%)	$53,000 → $33,000 (-37.7%)

Kell

Population

155149

Median household income

$40,000$56,458

Median home value

$55,000$59,600

Walnut Hill

Population

132135

Median household income

$35,000$34,250

Median home value

$53,000$33,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kell	Walnut Hill
Under 5	4.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	13.4%	21.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	3.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	8.9%
35 to 44	14.1%	5.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	6.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	18.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	17.8%
75 and over	12.1%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kell	Walnut Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kell	Walnut Hill
No high school diploma	17.9%	16.3%
High school graduate	33.0%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kell	Walnut Hill
Drove alone	78.1%	65.0%
Carpooled	18.8%	32.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kell	Walnut Hill
1-unit, detached	58.8%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.2%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Kell	Walnut Hill
Poverty rate	2.8%	53.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	24	39
Median year structure built	1978	1955