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A town of 82.

Population
82
residents
Median home value
$254K
Census ACS
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
54.1
years
Jobs based here
11
A commuter town
Small town

82 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 Fort Scott (54%), Uniontown (4%) and Pittsburg (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Walnut0%
Fort Scott54%
Uniontown4%
Pittsburg4%
Wichita4%
20 mi
median commute distance
11
jobs based in Walnut
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.

75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Walnut has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–45°
Spring46–67°
Summer67–88°
Fall47–69°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+0.6°
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 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
What stands outWalnutKS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.9%11.3%
More adults with COPD8.7%6.7%
More smokers17.2%14%
Girard Medical Center
16.1 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 →
Outdoors

0% of Walnut is conserved land

3.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 37,939 acres
3.7 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.

54% → Fort Scott Fort Scott 54% 4% → Uniontown Uniontown 4% 4% → Pittsburg Pittsburg 4% 4% → Wichita Wichita 4% 4% → Olathe Olathe 4% 4% → Marmaton Marmaton 4% Walnut · 0% stay
11jobs based in Walnut
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Walnut

City in Crawford County, Kansas

Walnut is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 187.

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

Population
187
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
932 ft
ZIP code
66780

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