Walnut, CA Housing Market & City Data

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29,685
Population Estimate
$774,566
Median Home Value
95.6%
Employment Rate
52.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$599
Median Listing Price$1,374,171
Median Days on Market66
Active Listings97
New Listings34
Total Listings (Active + Pending)121
Avg Listing Price$1,564,712
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.51
Family Dual Income55.2
Median Household Income$108,669
Median Individual Income$39,093
Home Ownership84.9%
Home Value$774,566
Median Rent$2,359
Rent Burden34.4%
Poverty6.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.8%
  • Highschool Education14.8%
  • Some College24.8%
  • Bachelors Degree37.9%
  • Graduate Degree14.7%
  • Total College or Above52.6%
  • Stem Degree50.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.9%
  • Female51.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married57.7%
  • Divorced6.9%
  • Never Married30.1%
  • Widowed5.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWalnut
State IDCA
Population29,685

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1819.6%
19–2913.9%
30–399.5%
40–4912.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.1%
60–6916.4%
70–798.3%
80+4.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation58.5%
Unemployment Rate4.4%
Disabled8.4%

ETHNICITY

White20.6%
Black4.3%
Asian63.1%
Native American0.5%
Pacific Islander0.4%
Other7.8%
Multiple3.4%

OTHER

Hispanic20.2%
Limited English17.8%
Health Uninsured4.4%
Veteran3.6%

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Neighborhoods in Walnut, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Walnut, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Snow Creek Park

    Snow Creek ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,413,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    48
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.8/10 · 5 schools

  • Emerald Hills

    Emerald Hill ↗

    Median asking price
    $998,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    27
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    8/10 · 7 schools

  • Emerald Estates

    Emerald Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $471,750
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    13
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 2 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.