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Moving to Walnut Grove, Minnesota

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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:

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)

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