Walnut Ridge, AR Demographic Data
Walnut Ridge, AR Summary
Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County in Arkansas
- Population: 4,859
- Area: 16.01 sq. miles
- Land Area: 16.01 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 303.45 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 259.19 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Walnut Ridge, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,553
54%
50.8
Male
2,170
46%
49.2
Total Population
4,723
323,128,000
Walnut Ridge, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
356
7.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
294
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
336
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
274
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
349
7.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
578
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
531
11.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
533
11.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
199
4.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
317
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
502
10.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
194
4.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
260
5.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,570
75.6%
77.2
Female
1,921
53.8%
51.3
Male
1,649
46.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,393
71.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,199
25.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
956
20.2%
15.2
Female
585
61.2%
55.8
Male
371
38.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Walnut Ridge, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,652
98.5%
96.8
White
4,572
96.8%
72.6
Black or African American
57
1.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
14
0.3%
0.8
Asian
9
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
9
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
71
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
18
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
11
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
7
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,705
99.6%
82.2
Walnut Ridge, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
307
9.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
160
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,242
39.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
638
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
246
7.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
327
10.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
194
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
467
15.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,647
85.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
521
16.7%
31.2
Walnut Ridge, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
830
22.2%
33.7%
Now Married
1,780
47.6%
47.5
Divorced
614
16.4%
11.0%
Separated
115
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
398
10.7
5.8%
Walnut Ridge, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,313
98.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
54
1.2%
21.6%
Spanish
54
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Walnut Ridge, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
177
10.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
119
6.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
253
14.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
249
14.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
280
16.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
341
19.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
145
8.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
139
8.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
37
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4
0.2%
6.4
Median household income
39,111
57,617
Per capita income
19,051
31,128
Walnut Ridge, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
140
7.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
151
8.5%
9.8
Construction
230
12.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
388
21.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
53
3.0%
6.6
Information
21
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
209
11.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
50
2.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7
0.4%
11.4
Public administration
121
6.8%
4.6
Retail trade
307
17.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
77
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
31
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
283
15.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
423
23.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
204
11.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
573
32.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
302
16.9%
18.1%
Walnut Ridge, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,769
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,579
89.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
132
7.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
10
0.6%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
48
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.8
26.6
Walnut Ridge, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
183
10.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
583
33.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
585
33.5%
37.1
3 or more
393
22.5%
21.0
Walnut Ridge, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,744
88.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,068
61.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
676
38.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
235
11.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Walnut Ridge, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,979
1 room
18
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
36
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
112
5.7%
9.1
4 rooms
284
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
516
26.1%
19.8
6 rooms
399
20.2%
17.8
7 rooms
294
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
118
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
202
10.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Walnut Ridge, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,979
1-unit, detached
1,634
82.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
27
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
64
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6
0.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
56
2.8%
4.4
20 or more units
112
5.7%
9.0
Mobile home
80
4.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Walnut Ridge, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
75
3.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
84
4.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
251
12.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
390
19.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
434
21.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
303
15.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
226
11.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
216
10.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Walnut Ridge, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,187
68.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.3%
4.7
Electricity
507
29.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
35
2.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Walnut Ridge, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
481
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
1.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
1.2%
20.1%
Less than $500
19
4.0%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
139
28.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
312
64.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
295
61.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
78
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
26
5.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
3.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
67
13.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Walnut Ridge, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
645
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
21
3.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
198
30.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
426
66.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
31
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
585
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
113
17.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
95
14.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
18
2.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
102
16.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
114
17.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
197
30.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
37
0.0%
0.0%
Walnut Ridge, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,068
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
191
17.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
482
45.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
203
19.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
80
7.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
91
8.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
21
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
85,600
205,000