Strafford vs Walnut Grove

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

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

Strafford has the higher population (2,609 vs 566 in Walnut Grove). Strafford has the higher median household income ($60,670 vs $45,357 in Walnut Grove). Strafford has the higher median home value ($148,100 vs $127,600 in Walnut Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Strafford	Walnut Grove
Population	2,609	566
Median age	34.0 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,670	$45,357
Median home value	$148,100	$127,600
Median gross rent	$767	$733
Housing units	985	290
Homeownership rate	78.3%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Strafford	Walnut Grove
Population	2,100 → 2,609 (+24.2%)	615 → 566 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$45,811 → $60,670 (+32.4%)	$32,273 → $45,357 (+40.5%)
Median home value	$129,600 → $148,100 (+14.3%)	$84,700 → $127,600 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $767 (-7.6%)	$645 → $733 (+13.6%)

Strafford

Population

2,1002,609

Median household income

$45,811$60,670

Median home value

$129,600$148,100

Median gross rent

$830$767

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)

	Strafford	Walnut Grove
Under 5	12.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	23.0%	12.9%
18 to 24	5.2%	5.8%
25 to 34	10.8%	17.3%
35 to 44	16.2%	6.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	21.0%
65 to 74	4.3%	7.6%
75 and over	6.2%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Strafford	Walnut Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	3.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Strafford	Walnut Grove
No high school diploma	10.2%	15.3%
High school graduate	39.3%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Strafford	Walnut Grove
Drove alone	84.4%	58.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	24.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Strafford	Walnut Grove
1-unit, detached	72.4%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	3.1%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Strafford	Walnut Grove
Poverty rate	17.0%	17.0%
Average household size	2.64	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1993	1968