CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Walnut

Kansas · 211 residents · 1.47 sq mi

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With 211 people, Walnut is a city in Kansas. The median age is 44.0, about 11 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $14,999. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 48%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The median household earns $14,063, about 53% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 44.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

211

−5%vs 2000

vs 221 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.0

+24%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.47 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024237

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.8%(8)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.8%(6)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(13)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(18)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.3%(7)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(39)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.5%(18)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(20)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(19)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7418.5%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(18)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,063

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,803

−32%vs 2000

vs $12,920 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.9%

+9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$14,999

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$225

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $250 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.5%

−11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

29.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(216)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(1)

Asian0.9%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(210)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

Dutch27.8%(66)

Irish27%(64)

German16.9%(40)

Scotch-Irish5.1%(12)

English3.8%(9)

American3%(7)

Scottish1.7%(4)

French Canadian0.4%(1)

RANKED:Largest Dutch population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.7 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 24.6 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 married36.7%(29)

Married34.2%(27)

Widowed1.3%(1)

Divorced27.8%(22)

Women 15+

Never married57.1%(56)

Married30.6%(30)

Widowed3.1%(3)

Divorced9.2%(9)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.9%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 23.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.1%

−15.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.4%

+12.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.1%

−16.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.5%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era91.7%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 12 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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