Walnut

Population: 1,402
Median household income: $62,019
Median home value: $94,700

Located in Bureau County, Illinois, Walnut is a community with a population of 1,402. At $62,019, its median household income sits below Bureau County's $65,894.

Between 2019 and 2023, Walnut's population grew 2.3% from 1,370 to 1,402, while its median home value was little changed from $95,500 to $94,700.

18.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,402
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,019
Median home value: $94,700
Median gross rent: $591
Housing units: 620
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3701,402

Median household income

$53,750$62,019

Median home value

$95,500$94,700

Median gross rent

$611$591

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,370	$53,750	$95,500	$611
2020	1,340	$48,382	$95,500	$599
2021	1,242	$47,367	$91,900	$620
2022	1,348	$55,515	$102,000	$625
2023	1,402	$62,019	$94,700	$591

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	102	7.3%
5 to 17	251	17.9%
18 to 24	84	6.0%
25 to 34	194	13.8%
35 to 44	203	14.5%
45 to 54	113	8.1%
55 to 64	188	13.4%
65 to 74	119	8.5%
75 and over	148	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,341	95.6%
Black or African American	5	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	21	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	7.5%
High school graduate	356	36.9%
Some college or associate's	356	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	136	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	45	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.7%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	578	86.7%
Carpooled	42	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	3.6%
Bicycle	4	0.6%
Worked from home	16	2.4%
Other means	3	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	271	41.6%
15 to 29 min	201	30.9%
30 to 44 min	112	17.2%
45 to 59 min	39	6.0%
60+ min	28	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 8.1% (108 of 1,333)

	Count	Share
Family households	359	61.8%
Nonfamily households	222	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	581	93.7%
Vacant	39	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	487	83.8%
Renter-occupied	94	16.2%

1-unit, detached93.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	578	93.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16	2.6%
5 to 19 units	26	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1778526
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5571, -89.5913