Danbury vs Walnut Cove

A side-by-side comparison of Danbury and Walnut Cove: population, income, housing, and more.

Danbury and Walnut Cove are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Walnut Cove has the higher population (2,046 vs 234 in Danbury). Danbury has the higher median household income ($81,442 vs $44,700 in Walnut Cove). Walnut Cove has the higher median home value ($184,100 vs $180,200 in Danbury).

Population, income & housing

	Danbury	Walnut Cove
Population	234	2,046
Median age	43.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,442	$44,700
Median home value	$180,200	$184,100
Median gross rent	—	$642
Housing units	83	800
Homeownership rate	97.2%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Danbury	Walnut Cove
Population	164 → 234 (+42.7%)	1,892 → 2,046 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $81,442 (+38.6%)	$35,100 → $44,700 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $180,200 (+31.1%)	$121,700 → $184,100 (+51.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$640 → $642 (+0.3%)

Danbury

Population

164234

Median household income

$58,750$81,442

Median home value

$137,500$180,200

Walnut Cove

Population

1,8922,046

Median household income

$35,100$44,700

Median home value

$121,700$184,100

Median gross rent

$640$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Danbury	Walnut Cove
Under 5	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	9.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	13.7%	18.3%
25 to 34	14.5%	3.5%
35 to 44	23.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.4%
75 and over	3.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Danbury	Walnut Cove
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	60.1%
Black or African American	12.8%	27.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Danbury	Walnut Cove
No high school diploma	15.1%	6.7%
High school graduate	27.4%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Danbury	Walnut Cove
Drove alone	84.0%	89.2%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Danbury	Walnut Cove
1-unit, detached	96.4%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Danbury	Walnut Cove
Poverty rate	0.6%	13.8%
Average household size	2.32	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1955	1975