CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Walnut Park

California · 14,722 residents · 0.75 sq mi

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Walnut Park is home to 14,722 people in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 26.2. The typical home is worth $165,300. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the California median by roughly 16%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,722

−9%vs 2000

vs 16,180 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

26.2

−3%vs 2000

vs 27.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(1,398)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(1,222)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(1,291)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.2%(1,499)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.8%(1,595)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(2,712)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(1,934)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(1,236)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(906)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.7%(541)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(307)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(81)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,037

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,837 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,891

−23%vs 2000

vs $10,275 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$165,300

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $166,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$503

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $580 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.9%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.9% in 2000

44.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic3.3%(533)

Black0.1%(15)

Hispanic / Latino95.8%(15,496)

Asian0.5%(74)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic32.5%(4,781)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino92.5%(13,612)

Asian0.9%(136)

Other66.6%(9,805)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican79.7%(11,922)

Central American13.1%(1,956)

Salvadoran7.4%(1,104)

Guatemalan5.1%(759)

South American1.5%(225)

Peruvian0.9%(136)

Spaniard0.8%(126)

Honduran0.5%(80)

Cuban0.5%(76)

Colombian0.3%(52)

Puerto Rican0.2%(34)

Dominican0.2%(34)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(14)

Nicaraguan0.1%(13)

Argentine0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(26)

Chinese0.1%(22)

Burmese0.1%(18)

Asian Indian0.1%(10)

Japanese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(16)

Ancestry

American1.7%(260)

English0.4%(63)

Scottish0.2%(37)

Irish0.1%(20)

Italian0.1%(20)

German0.1%(18)

British0.1%(11)

French0.1%(11)

Greek0.1%(10)

Portuguese0%(7)

Swedish0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

34.1%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.0%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 19.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50%(3,098)

Married44.8%(2,773)

Widowed2.3%(144)

Divorced2.8%(175)

Women 15+

Never married41.4%(2,357)

Married43.2%(2,464)

Widowed10.1%(578)

Divorced5.3%(301)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.4%

−19.4 ptssince 2013

from 31.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

38.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)64.4%(58)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.4%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 90 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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