CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Walden

Tennessee · 1,523 residents · 3.53 sq mi

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With 1,523 people, Walden is a city in Tennessee. Households here earn about 106% more than in Tennessee as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 47% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. The median age is 39.4, about 6 years above the US median. Median household income runs $51,118, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

47% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,523

−22%vs 2000

vs 1,960 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(76)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(113)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(127)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(97)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.3%(51)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411%(167)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419%(290)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416.9%(257)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(177)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(112)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(46)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,118

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,977 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$27,007

−28%vs 2000

vs $37,287 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$135,200

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $256,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$485

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $664 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.5%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

14.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(1,929)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(15)

Asian0.4%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(1,505)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(8)

Asian1%(15)

Other0.2%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American2.3%(43)

Peruvian1.5%(28)

Mexican0.9%(17)

Bolivian0.8%(15)

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(9)

Taiwanese0.3%(6)

Asian Indian0.3%(6)

Ancestry

English19.8%(366)

Irish16.2%(298)

German12.3%(227)

Italian8.2%(152)

Scottish3.6%(67)

American2.5%(47)

Dutch2.3%(43)

French2.1%(39)

Swedish1.9%(35)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(29)

Polish1.2%(23)

Welsh0.9%(17)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.5%(10)

Ukrainian0.5%(10)

French Canadian0.5%(9)

British0.4%(8)

Czech0.3%(6)

Austrian0.2%(4)

Finnish0.2%(4)

Slovak0.2%(3)

Nigerian0.1%(2)

Canadian0.1%(1)

Danish0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

46.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.0%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

19.0%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.8 min

+70%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married23.5%(174)

Married64.3%(475)

Widowed1.4%(10)

Divorced10.8%(80)

Women 15+

Never married14.2%(106)

Married62.9%(471)

Widowed11.1%(83)

Divorced11.9%(89)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 62.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.8%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.9%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.8%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 82.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.9%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% 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)10.2%(9)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(24)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33%(29)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.5%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 88 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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