Walnut Cove, NC Housing Market & City Data

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1,533
Population Estimate
$112,102
Median Home Value
95.7%
Employment Rate
15.8%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$198
Median Listing Price$321,950
Median Days on Market66
Active Listings32
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)35
Avg Listing Price$550,724
Avg Listing Price Change MoM0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY28%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.87
Family Dual Income37.3
Median Household Income$35,100
Median Individual Income$20,845
Home Ownership49.6%
Home Value$112,102
Median Rent$640
Rent Burden31.6%
Poverty22.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.5%
  • Highschool Education40.0%
  • Some College32.7%
  • Bachelors Degree11.0%
  • Graduate Degree4.8%
  • Total College or Above15.8%
  • Stem Degree31.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male39.9%
  • Female60.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married44.5%
  • Divorced14.4%
  • Never Married29.8%
  • Widowed11.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWalnut Cove
State IDNC
Population1,533

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.6%
19–2912.9%
30–399.9%
40–499.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.0%
60–6912.9%
70–7910.1%
80+8.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation51.3%
Unemployment Rate4.3%
Disabled13.3%

ETHNICITY

White77.7%
Black15.8%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.0%
Multiple5.3%

OTHER

Hispanic4.1%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured14.7%
Veteran7.8%

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Neighborhoods in Walnut Cove, NC

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

  • Mill Creek Place, Walnut Cove

    Mill Creek Place ↗

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    Ratings not available

  • Harris Road Acres, Walnut Cove

    Harris Road Acres ↗

    Median asking price
    $115,000
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    3
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Montgomery Forest, Walnut Cove

    Montgomery Forest ↗

    Median asking price
    $339,950
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    2
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Old Town Village, Walnut Cove

    Old Town Village ↗

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    Ratings not available

  • Wooddale Acres, Walnut Cove

    Wooddale Acres ↗

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    Ratings not available

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.