Lamberton vs Walnut Grove

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

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

Lamberton has the higher population (864 vs 719 in Walnut Grove). Walnut Grove has the higher median household income ($59,583 vs $59,330 in Lamberton). Lamberton has the higher median home value ($87,000 vs $81,000 in Walnut Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Lamberton	Walnut Grove
Population	864	719
Median age	40.0 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,330	$59,583
Median home value	$87,000	$81,000
Median gross rent	$770	$575
Housing units	402	380
Homeownership rate	79.5%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lamberton	Walnut Grove
Population	766 → 864 (+12.8%)	687 → 719 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$53,667 → $59,330 (+10.6%)	$41,250 → $59,583 (+44.4%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $87,000 (+45.0%)	$51,100 → $81,000 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $770 (+26.9%)	$498 → $575 (+15.5%)

Lamberton

Population

766864

Median household income

$53,667$59,330

Median home value

$60,000$87,000

Median gross rent

$607$770

Walnut Grove

Population

687719

Median household income

$41,250$59,583

Median home value

$51,100$81,000

Median gross rent

$498$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lamberton	Walnut Grove
Under 5	7.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	18.8%	19.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	10.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	17.5%
35 to 44	12.6%	7.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	4.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	7.8%	14.3%
75 and over	12.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lamberton	Walnut Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	42.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.5%
Asian	1.3%	46.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lamberton	Walnut Grove
No high school diploma	7.0%	17.7%
High school graduate	27.6%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lamberton	Walnut Grove
Drove alone	67.2%	79.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	2.7%
Other means	0.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lamberton	Walnut Grove
1-unit, detached	84.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	3.7%
20 or more units	3.5%	19.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Lamberton	Walnut Grove
Poverty rate	8.0%	25.9%
Average household size	2.44	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	13	23
Median year structure built	1952	1967