Walton vs Young America

A side-by-side comparison of Walton and Young America: population, income, housing, and more.

Walton and Young America are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Walton has the higher population (734 vs 298 in Young America). Young America has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $46,176 in Walton). Young America has the higher median home value ($109,900 vs $89,200 in Walton).

Population, income & housing

	Walton	Young America
Population	734	298
Median age	52.3 yrs	23.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,176	$51,667
Median home value	$89,200	$109,900
Median gross rent	$630	—
Housing units	384	104
Homeownership rate	72.8%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Walton	Young America
Population	1,107 → 734 (-33.7%)	300 → 298 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$49,750 → $46,176 (-7.2%)	$47,596 → $51,667 (+8.6%)
Median home value	$73,800 → $89,200 (+20.9%)	$106,500 → $109,900 (+3.2%)
Median gross rent	$811 → $630 (-22.3%)	—

Walton

Population

1,107734

Median household income

$49,750$46,176

Median home value

$73,800$89,200

Median gross rent

$811$630

Young America

Population

300298

Median household income

$47,596$51,667

Median home value

$106,500$109,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Walton	Young America
Under 5	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.2%	27.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	26.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	17.8%
35 to 44	4.1%	6.7%
45 to 54	21.3%	9.4%
55 to 64	23.6%	10.1%
65 to 74	9.3%	0.0%
75 and over	9.8%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Walton	Young America
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	64.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	15.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Walton	Young America
No high school diploma	19.4%	11.7%
High school graduate	47.7%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Walton	Young America
Drove alone	90.2%	70.3%
Carpooled	5.2%	29.7%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Walton	Young America
1-unit, detached	72.4%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Walton	Young America
Poverty rate	18.0%	33.2%
Average household size	1.99	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1954	1957