Walnut Creek is home to 1,422 people in North Carolina. Households here earn about 130% more than in North Carolina as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 68% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 563 people. Households take in $166,250 a year at the median, 102% more than the country as a whole. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $166,250, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
68% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 5%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Walnut Creek
What changed most since 1990
Population628 → 1,422(+126%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$415,932 → $468,700(+13%)US over the same years: +67%
White share98.6% → 91.1%(−7.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)31.9%(43)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)65.9%(89)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17%(23)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 135 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 Creek, decade by decade
Walnut Creek 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
628
$162,295
$415,932
56.7%
3.5
2000
859
$174,946
$493,669
58.5%
11.5
2010
835
$178,322
$532,271
65.0%
23.3
2020
1,084
$192,411
$465,059
73.5%
31.4
2024
1,422
$166,250
$468,700
68.2%
21.0
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.
