Union vs Walton

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

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

Union has the higher population (7,494 vs 5,513 in Walton). Union has the higher median household income ($139,013 vs $76,375 in Walton). Union has the higher median home value ($382,900 vs $226,200 in Walton).

Population, income & housing

	Union	Walton
Population	7,494	5,513
Median age	38.5 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$139,013	$76,375
Median home value	$382,900	$226,200
Median gross rent	$1,721	$1,021
Housing units	2,569	1,916
Homeownership rate	87.6%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.4%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Union	Walton
Population	5,910 → 7,494 (+26.8%)	4,268 → 5,513 (+29.2%)
Median household income	$125,051 → $139,013 (+11.2%)	$67,132 → $76,375 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$263,200 → $382,900 (+45.5%)	$159,900 → $226,200 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,814 → $1,721 (-5.1%)	$894 → $1,021 (+14.2%)

Union

Population

5,9107,494

Median household income

$125,051$139,013

Median home value

$263,200$382,900

Median gross rent

$1,814$1,721

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)

	Union	Walton
Under 5	5.2%	9.9%
5 to 17	22.1%	25.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	15.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	10.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	5.4%
75 and over	5.4%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Union	Walton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Union	Walton
No high school diploma	1.3%	6.5%
High school graduate	19.9%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	33.0%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	26.4%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Union	Walton
Drove alone	70.1%	80.5%
Carpooled	9.7%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	9.5%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Union	Walton
1-unit, detached	84.4%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	10.3%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Union	Walton
Poverty rate	3.3%	7.9%
Average household size	3.02	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	2005	1998