Ash Grove vs Walnut Grove

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

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

Ash Grove has the higher population (1,336 vs 566 in Walnut Grove). Ash Grove has the higher median household income ($50,078 vs $45,357 in Walnut Grove). Walnut Grove has the higher median home value ($127,600 vs $120,900 in Ash Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Ash Grove	Walnut Grove
Population	1,336	566
Median age	38.3 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,078	$45,357
Median home value	$120,900	$127,600
Median gross rent	$661	$733
Housing units	580	290
Homeownership rate	59.5%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ash Grove	Walnut Grove
Population	1,546 → 1,336 (-13.6%)	615 → 566 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$34,625 → $50,078 (+44.6%)	$32,273 → $45,357 (+40.5%)
Median home value	$109,900 → $120,900 (+10.0%)	$84,700 → $127,600 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$599 → $661 (+10.4%)	$645 → $733 (+13.6%)

Ash Grove

Population

1,5461,336

Median household income

$34,625$50,078

Median home value

$109,900$120,900

Median gross rent

$599$661

Walnut Grove

Population

615566

Median household income

$32,273$45,357

Median home value

$84,700$127,600

Median gross rent

$645$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ash Grove	Walnut Grove
Under 5	9.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	12.9%
18 to 24	3.4%	5.8%
25 to 34	17.4%	17.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	6.5%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.7%
55 to 64	10.4%	21.0%
65 to 74	11.6%	7.6%
75 and over	9.1%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ash Grove	Walnut Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ash Grove	Walnut Grove
No high school diploma	9.6%	15.3%
High school graduate	37.2%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ash Grove	Walnut Grove
Drove alone	76.3%	58.6%
Carpooled	5.2%	24.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ash Grove	Walnut Grove
1-unit, detached	83.4%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Ash Grove	Walnut Grove
Poverty rate	9.8%	17.0%
Average household size	2.28	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1962	1968