Moving to Walnut Grove, Missouri
Population: 630. Estimated population in July 2024: 626 (-0.6% change)
Males: 300 (47.6%), Females: 330 (52.4%)
Greene County
Zip code: 65770
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $31,563
Median house value: $56,300
Population by Race
Races in Walnut Grove:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- American Indian (2.7%)
Ancestries: United States (23.7%), German (11.0%), Irish (8.6%), English (7.0%), Dutch (4.1%), Scottish (3.0%).
Elevation: 1208 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Walnut Grove
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Walnut Grove city
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 15.9%
- Divorced: 8.3%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+8.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Walnut Grove:
- CITIZENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BOLIVAR, MO)
- DOCTOR’S HOSPISTAL OF SPRINGFIELD (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO)
- COX MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Walnut Grove:
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 17 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 68 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 85 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Walnut Grove:
- BOLIVAR MUNICIPAL (about 20 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Abbreviation: M17)
- STOCKTON LAKE (about 22 miles; STOCKTON, MO; Abbreviation: 2M5)
- STOCKTON MUNI (about 25 miles; STOCKTON, MO; Abbreviation: MO3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Walnut Grove:
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
Schools
Public high school in Walnut Grove:
- WALNUT GROVE HIGH (Students: 155; Location: COLLEGE AND WALNUT; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Walnut Grove:
- WALNUT GROVE ELEM. (Students: 157; Location: COLLEGE AND WALNUT; Grades: KG – 06)