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A town of 304.

Population
304
residents
Median home value
$93K
Census ACS
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
57.0
years
Jobs based here
55
A commuter town
Small town

304 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Walnut

Most working residents leave Walnut for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Great Bend (30%), Hoisington (11%) and Great Bend (5%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Walnut0%
Great Bend30%
Hoisington11%
Great Bend5%
Pawnee4%
15 mi
median commute distance
55
jobs based in Walnut
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Walnut has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–45°
Spring41–67°
Summer64–90°
Fall43–69°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 55% of U.S. towns

Walnut beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
What stands outWalnutKS
More adults treating high blood pressure81.3%77.6%
More adults with heart disease8.7%6.4%
Clara Barton Hospital
11.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
55th
percentile among KS towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Walnut is conserved land

4.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,996 acres
4.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Walnut for work

Where Walnut’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

30% → Great Bend Great Bend 30% 11% → Hoisington Hoisington 11% 5% → Great Bend Great Bend 5% 4% → Pawnee Pawnee 4% 4% → Wichita Wichita 4% 3% → Hays Hays 3% Walnut · 0% stay
55jobs based in Walnut
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Walnut

Township in Kansas, United States

Walnut Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 403.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
327
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,929 ft

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