Hepler vs Walnut

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

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

Walnut has the higher population (230 vs 118 in Hepler). Hepler has the higher median home value ($31,300 vs $25,800 in Walnut). Since 2019, Walnut's population has grown faster (+25.7% vs -25.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Hepler	Walnut
Population	118	230
Median age	17.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,661
Median home value	$31,300	$25,800
Median gross rent	—	$438
Housing units	48	105
Homeownership rate	93.9%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	17.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hepler	Walnut
Population	158 → 118 (-25.3%)	183 → 230 (+25.7%)
Median household income	$36,750 → $45,179 (+22.9%)	$36,250 → $53,661 (+48.0%)
Median home value	$39,400 → $31,300 (-20.6%)	$15,000 → $25,800 (+72.0%)

Hepler

Population

158118

Median household income

$36,750$45,179

Median home value

$39,400$31,300

Walnut

Population

183230

Median household income

$36,250$53,661

Median home value

$15,000$25,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hepler	Walnut
Under 5	11.0%	0.9%
5 to 17	42.4%	26.1%
18 to 24	0.8%	14.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	3.0%
35 to 44	7.6%	29.6%
45 to 54	9.3%	5.2%
55 to 64	9.3%	12.6%
65 to 74	6.8%	5.7%
75 and over	1.7%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hepler	Walnut
White (non-Hispanic)	44.9%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15.3%	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	0.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	39.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hepler	Walnut
No high school diploma	25.9%	12.6%
High school graduate	9.3%	50.4%
Some college or associate's	55.6%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hepler	Walnut
Drove alone	81.3%	36.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	58.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	5.0%
Other means	6.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hepler	Walnut
1-unit, detached	91.7%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Hepler	Walnut
Poverty rate	43.2%	33.9%
Average household size	3.58	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1957	1942