Petersburg vs Walton

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

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

Walton has the higher population (5,513 vs 532 in Petersburg). Petersburg has the higher median household income ($123,669 vs $76,375 in Walton). Walton has the higher median home value ($226,200 vs $219,300 in Petersburg).

Population, income & housing

	Petersburg	Walton
Population	532	5,513
Median age	26.0 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$123,669	$76,375
Median home value	$219,300	$226,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,021
Housing units	195	1,916
Homeownership rate	100.0%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.5%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Petersburg	Walton
Population	579 → 532 (-8.1%)	4,268 → 5,513 (+29.2%)
Median household income	$89,659 → $123,669 (+37.9%)	$67,132 → $76,375 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$176,300 → $219,300 (+24.4%)	$159,900 → $226,200 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$894 → $1,021 (+14.2%)

Petersburg

Population

579532

Median household income

$89,659$123,669

Median home value

$176,300$219,300

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)

	Petersburg	Walton
Under 5	12.8%	9.9%
5 to 17	26.1%	25.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	39.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	7.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	3.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	4.1%	5.4%
75 and over	1.1%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Petersburg	Walton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.6%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Petersburg	Walton
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	5.0%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	47.2%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Petersburg	Walton
Drove alone	85.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	9.9%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Petersburg	Walton
1-unit, detached	76.4%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	23.6%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Petersburg	Walton
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.9%
Average household size	3.57	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1980	1998