Walden

Population: 1,762
Median household income: $135,000
Median home value: $600,900

Walden, a community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, has 1,762 residents. Its median household income of $135,000 runs above the Hamilton County figure of $72,568.

Between 2019 and 2023, Walden's population declined 9.5% from 1,948 to 1,762, while its median home value rose 45.5% from $412,900 to $600,900.

The median gross rent is $1,514. 64.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,762
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $135,000
Median home value: $600,900
Median gross rent: $1,514
Housing units: 750
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9481,762

Median household income

$100,750$135,000

Median home value

$412,900$600,900

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,514

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,948	$100,750	$412,900	$1,175
2020	1,841	$111,250	$437,500	$1,329
2021	1,810	$120,000	$458,700	$1,343
2022	1,802	$130,227	$581,100	$1,313
2023	1,762	$135,000	$600,900	$1,514

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 343.9%

35 to 4419.9%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	87	4.9%
5 to 17	372	21.1%
18 to 24	86	4.9%
25 to 34	68	3.9%
35 to 44	350	19.9%
45 to 54	254	14.4%
55 to 64	226	12.8%
65 to 74	168	9.5%
75 and over	151	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,560	88.5%
Black or African American	83	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	20	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	61	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate16.6%

Some college or associate's17.3%

Bachelor's degree38.9%

Graduate or professional degree25.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	2.1%
High school graduate	202	16.6%
Some college or associate's	210	17.3%
Bachelor's degree	473	38.9%
Graduate or professional degree	306	25.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	637	78.0%
Carpooled	35	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	111	13.6%
Other means	12	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	111	15.7%
15 to 29 min	363	51.4%
30 to 44 min	152	21.5%
45 to 59 min	53	7.5%
60+ min	27	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 4.4% (78 of 1,762)

	Count	Share
Family households	501	74.1%
Nonfamily households	175	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	676	90.1%
Vacant	74	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	570	84.3%
Renter-occupied	106	15.7%

1-unit, detached94.0%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	705	94.0%
1-unit, attached	16	2.1%
2 to 4 units	25	3.3%
5 to 19 units	4	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4777540
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1635, -85.3099