Walker

Population: 25,201
Median household income: $73,835
Median home value: $266,400

Located in Kent County, Michigan, Walker is a community with a population of 25,201. At $73,835, its median household income sits below Kent County's $80,390.

From 2019 to 2023, Walker's population grew 1.6% from 24,816 to 25,201, while its median home value rose 52.5% from $174,700 to $266,400.

7.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.41 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,201
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $73,835
Median home value: $266,400
Median gross rent: $1,121
Housing units: 10,634
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,81625,201

Median household income

$65,170$73,835

Median home value

$174,700$266,400

Median gross rent

$850$1,121

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,816	$65,170	$174,700	$850
2020	24,930	$63,878	$201,300	$867
2021	25,149	$65,916	$213,100	$935
2022	25,175	$72,020	$246,000	$1,066
2023	25,201	$73,835	$266,400	$1,121

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,463	5.8%
5 to 17	3,940	15.6%
18 to 24	2,240	8.9%
25 to 34	4,643	18.4%
35 to 44	2,917	11.6%
45 to 54	2,439	9.7%
55 to 64	3,078	12.2%
65 to 74	2,593	10.3%
75 and over	1,888	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,242	84.3%
Black or African American	633	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	0.2%
Asian	748	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	320	1.3%
Two or more races	818	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,385	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	673	3.8%
High school graduate	4,861	27.7%
Some college or associate's	5,612	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,282	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,130	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,497	78.4%
Carpooled	1,497	11.2%
Public transit	106	0.8%
Walked	126	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,128	8.4%
Other means	41	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,581	37.3%
15 to 29 min	5,709	46.5%
30 to 44 min	1,275	10.4%
45 to 59 min	366	3.0%
60+ min	336	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 7.7% (1,917 of 24,921)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,280	60.8%
Nonfamily households	4,049	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,329	97.1%
Vacant	305	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,641	64.3%
Renter-occupied	3,688	35.7%

1-unit, detached57.2%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units18.9%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,080	57.2%
1-unit, attached	755	7.1%
2 to 4 units	414	3.9%
5 to 19 units	2,009	18.9%
20 or more units	984	9.3%
Mobile home & other	392	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2682960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 0.57 sq mi
Center point: 42.9966, -85.7564