Oakbrook vs Walton

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

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

Oakbrook has the higher population (9,459 vs 5,513 in Walton). Oakbrook has the higher median household income ($90,147 vs $76,375 in Walton). Oakbrook has the higher median home value ($250,900 vs $226,200 in Walton).

Population, income & housing

	Oakbrook	Walton
Population	9,459	5,513
Median age	43.0 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$90,147	$76,375
Median home value	$250,900	$226,200
Median gross rent	$1,414	$1,021
Housing units	4,093	1,916
Homeownership rate	85.1%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakbrook	Walton
Population	9,023 → 9,459 (+4.8%)	4,268 → 5,513 (+29.2%)
Median household income	$82,155 → $90,147 (+9.7%)	$67,132 → $76,375 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$176,800 → $250,900 (+41.9%)	$159,900 → $226,200 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,414 (+44.7%)	$894 → $1,021 (+14.2%)

Oakbrook

Population

9,0239,459

Median household income

$82,155$90,147

Median home value

$176,800$250,900

Median gross rent

$977$1,414

Walton

Population

4,2685,513

Median household income

$67,132$76,375

Median home value

$159,900$226,200

Median gross rent

$894$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakbrook	Walton
Under 5	4.8%	9.9%
5 to 17	12.5%	25.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	4.2%
25 to 34	13.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	15.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	5.4%
75 and over	5.2%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakbrook	Walton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	87.7%
Black or African American	6.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakbrook	Walton
No high school diploma	5.8%	6.5%
High school graduate	23.2%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakbrook	Walton
Drove alone	78.4%	80.5%
Carpooled	7.3%	8.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	0.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	9.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakbrook	Walton
1-unit, detached	74.6%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	13.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Oakbrook	Walton
Poverty rate	2.2%	7.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1990	1998