Lena vs Walnut Grove

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

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

Walnut Grove has the higher population (645 vs 144 in Lena). Lena has the higher median household income ($93,750 vs $32,813 in Walnut Grove). Lena has the higher median home value ($116,700 vs $84,400 in Walnut Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Lena	Walnut Grove
Population	144	645
Median age	45.0 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$93,750	$32,813
Median home value	$116,700	$84,400
Median gross rent	—	$500
Housing units	68	278
Homeownership rate	98.0%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lena	Walnut Grove
Population	151 → 144 (-4.6%)	901 → 645 (-28.4%)
Median household income	$67,875 → $93,750 (+38.1%)	$30,132 → $32,813 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$72,500 → $116,700 (+61.0%)	$66,700 → $84,400 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$644 → $500 (-22.4%)

Lena

Population

151144

Median household income

$67,875$93,750

Median home value

$72,500$116,700

Walnut Grove

Population

901645

Median household income

$30,132$32,813

Median home value

$66,700$84,400

Median gross rent

$644$500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lena	Walnut Grove
Under 5	3.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	23.6%	35.0%
18 to 24	11.8%	1.6%
25 to 34	7.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	3.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	20.1%	9.9%
55 to 64	14.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	8.2%
75 and over	1.4%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lena	Walnut Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	36.7%
Black or African American	4.2%	61.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	1.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lena	Walnut Grove
No high school diploma	13.6%	14.6%
High school graduate	11.4%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lena	Walnut Grove
Drove alone	67.1%	67.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	23.5%
Public transit	5.3%	3.7%
Walked	1.3%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	1.2%
Other means	9.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lena	Walnut Grove
1-unit, detached	94.1%	48.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Lena	Walnut Grove
Poverty rate	4.9%	22.8%
Average household size	2.82	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	33	23
Median year structure built	1976	1975