Alburnett vs Walker

A side-by-side comparison of Alburnett and Walker: population, income, housing, and more.

Alburnett and Walker are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alburnett has the higher population (815 vs 731 in Walker). Alburnett has the higher median household income ($90,417 vs $80,556 in Walker). Alburnett has the higher median home value ($198,100 vs $162,100 in Walker).

Population, income & housing

	Alburnett	Walker
Population	815	731
Median age	36.0 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$90,417	$80,556
Median home value	$198,100	$162,100
Median gross rent	$863	$783
Housing units	302	291
Homeownership rate	80.7%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alburnett	Walker
Population	697 → 815 (+16.9%)	831 → 731 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$80,625 → $90,417 (+12.1%)	$71,705 → $80,556 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$161,300 → $198,100 (+22.8%)	$138,400 → $162,100 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$570 → $863 (+51.4%)	$625 → $783 (+25.3%)

Alburnett

Population

697815

Median household income

$80,625$90,417

Median home value

$161,300$198,100

Median gross rent

$570$863

Walker

Population

831731

Median household income

$71,705$80,556

Median home value

$138,400$162,100

Median gross rent

$625$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alburnett	Walker
Under 5	5.5%	8.2%
5 to 17	23.8%	18.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	10.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.8%	9.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	10.6%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.3%
75 and over	7.5%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alburnett	Walker
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alburnett	Walker
No high school diploma	1.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	33.0%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alburnett	Walker
Drove alone	75.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	0.7%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.7%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alburnett	Walker
1-unit, detached	89.1%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Alburnett	Walker
Poverty rate	2.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	21	33
Median year structure built	1965	1972