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Moving to Walker, Missouri

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Population: 275. Estimated population in July 2024: 279 (+1.5% change)
Males: 139 (50.5%), Females: 136 (49.5%)

Vernon County

Zip code: 64790

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $28,542
Median house value: $29,400

Population by Race

Races in Walker:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)

Ancestries: German (15.3%), Irish (12.7%), United States (12.0%), English (6.9%), Italian (5.5%), Scottish (3.3%).

Elevation: 852 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Walker

  • High school or higher: 78.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Walker city

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-2.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Walker:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Walker:

  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 55 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
  • SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 75 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 88 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Walker:

  • NEVADA MUNI (about 6 miles; NEVADA, MO; Abbreviation: NVD)
  • EL DORADO SPRINGS MEML (about 18 miles; EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO; Abbreviation: 87K)
  • BUTLER MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; BUTLER, MO; Abbreviation: BUM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Walker:

  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 59 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
  • CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 78 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)

Schools

Public high school in Walker:

  • NORTHEAST VERNON CO. R-I HIGH (Students: 119; Location: 216 E LESLIE AVE; Grades: 07 – 12)

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