Walnut

Population: 633
Median household income: $27,396
Median home value: $84,700

Walnut, a community in Tippah County, Mississippi, has 633 residents. At $27,396, its median household income sits below Tippah County's $51,141.

Between 2019 and 2023, Walnut's population declined 45.1% from 1,152 to 633, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $68,800 to $84,700.

Owners occupy 49.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 633
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $27,396
Median home value: $84,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 321
Homeownership rate: 49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,152633

Median household income

$37,837$27,396

Median home value

$68,800$84,700

Median gross rent

$443$603

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,152	$37,837	$68,800	$443
2020	1,253	$38,406	$65,500	$652
2021	811	$30,625	$60,500	—
2022	716	$32,870	$79,100	$603
2023	633	$27,396	$84,700	—

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

Age distribution

Under 516.3%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 444.3%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	103	16.3%
5 to 17	88	13.9%
18 to 24	71	11.2%
25 to 34	79	12.5%
35 to 44	27	4.3%
45 to 54	46	7.3%
55 to 64	115	18.2%
65 to 74	45	7.1%
75 and over	59	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	520	82.1%
Black or African American	71	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate47.2%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	71	19.1%
High school graduate	175	47.2%
Some college or associate's	83	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	31	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	175	87.5%
Carpooled	18	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	57	28.5%
15 to 29 min	65	32.5%
30 to 44 min	47	23.5%
45 to 59 min	23	11.5%
60+ min	8	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 33.1% (208 of 629)

	Count	Share
Family households	134	53.4%
Nonfamily households	117	46.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	251	78.2%
Vacant	70	21.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	124	49.4%
Renter-occupied	127	50.6%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units19.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	243	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	61	19.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2877480
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.9497, -88.9245