Vernon vs Walnut Hill

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

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

Walnut Hill has the higher population (135 vs 83 in Vernon). Since 2019, Walnut Hill's population has grown faster (+2.3% vs -9.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Vernon	Walnut Hill
Population	83	135
Median age	50.8 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,583	—
Median home value	—	$33,000
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	71	65
Homeownership rate	82.7%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vernon	Walnut Hill
Population	92 → 83 (-9.8%)	132 → 135 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$40,313 → $49,583 (+23.0%)	$35,000 → $34,250 (-2.1%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $58,100 (+5.6%)	$53,000 → $33,000 (-37.7%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $625 (+17.5%)	—

Vernon

Population

9283

Median household income

$40,313$49,583

Median home value

$55,000$58,100

Median gross rent

$532$625

Walnut Hill

Population

132135

Median household income

$35,000$34,250

Median home value

$53,000$33,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Vernon	Walnut Hill
Under 5	2.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	14.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	3.0%
25 to 34	3.6%	8.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	5.9%
45 to 54	19.3%	6.7%
55 to 64	20.5%	18.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	17.8%
75 and over	12.0%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vernon	Walnut Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vernon	Walnut Hill
No high school diploma	20.0%	16.3%
High school graduate	35.4%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vernon	Walnut Hill
Drove alone	85.7%	65.0%
Carpooled	2.9%	32.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vernon	Walnut Hill
1-unit, detached	69.0%	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	31.0%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Vernon	Walnut Hill
Poverty rate	26.5%	53.3%
Average household size	1.60	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	64	39
Median year structure built	1974	1955