Moving to Walnut Grove, Minnesota
Population: 599. Estimated population in July 2024: 561 (-6.3% change)
Males: 283 (47.2%), Females: 316 (52.8%)
Redwood County
Zip code: 56180
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.1 years
Median household income: $24,013
Median house value: $28,300
Population by Race
Races in Walnut Grove:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.2%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (37.4%), Norwegian (26.2%), Swedish (8.8%), English (8.2%), United States (7.3%), Irish (5.8%).
Elevation: 1212 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Walnut Grove
- High school or higher: 70.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Walnut Grove city
- Never married: 12.9%
- Now married: 67.5%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 7.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -42 (-6.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Walnut Grove:
- TRACY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; TRACY, MN)
- WESTBROOK HEALTH CENTER (about 14 miles; WESTBROOK, MN)
- MURRAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SLAYTON, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Walnut Grove:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 94 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 99 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 126 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Walnut Grove:
- TRACY MUNI (about 10 miles; TRACY, MN; Abbreviation: Y68)
- SLAYTON MUNI (about 27 miles; SLAYTON, MN; Abbreviation: 60Y)
- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA RGNL MARSHALL/RYAN FLD (about 29 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Abbreviation: MML)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Walnut Grove:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 69 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 99 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 103 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 103 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
Public primary/middle schools in Walnut Grove:
- WESTBROOK WALNUT GROVE MID. (Students: 182; Location: 601 WASHINGTON AVE.; Grades: 05 – 08)
- WALNUT GROVE EL. (Students: 111; Location: 601 WASHINGTON AVE.; Grades: PK – 04)