Walnut Ridge is home to 5,434 people in Arkansas. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $117,900. The poverty rate is 25.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Households take in $45,027 at the median, 45% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,027, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Walnut Ridge
What changed most since 1990
Median age40.7 → 38.5(−2.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.1% → 91.7%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants67.2% → 57.3%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Lawrence County
Walnut Ridge's population equals 33% of Lawrence County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 49% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.3%(39)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.8%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.1%(41)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.6%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.5%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 226 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Walnut Ridge, decade by decade
Walnut Ridge population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,411
$37,501
$85,682
8.0%
4.7
2000
4,925
$52,742
$93,633
9.5%
7.8
2010
4,890
$31,310
$94,083
10.6%
9.9
2020
5,384
$58,500
$97,812
17.5%
25.7
2024
5,434
$45,027
$117,900
22.9%
19.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
