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Walker, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Walker is a Census city of 661 people across 0.75 square miles of land, in Linn County. Median household income is $82,656, 81.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Walker
What Walker is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.75 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land883
- County holding the largest share of its areaLinn County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walker
How many people live in Walker
- Population661
- Median age36.0 plus or minus 8.6
- Population under 18155 plus or minus 46
- Share under 1823.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over111 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over16.8 percent
- Households251
- Family households182 plus or minus 41
- Share of households that are families72.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walker
Income and work in Walker
- Median household income$82,656
- Per capita income$33,905
- Civilian labor force346 plus or minus 91
- Employed327 plus or minus 80
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over433
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent plus or minus 24.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Walker
- Housing units283
- Occupied units251
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate11.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied204
- Renter occupied47 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate81.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$808
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Single family units250 plus or minus 50
- Share single family88.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more31 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more11.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walker
How Walker gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute278 plus or minus 75
- Commuting under 15 minutes56 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more136 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.9 percent
- Drove alone71.1 percent
- Carpooled7.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Worked from home13.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walker
Flood risk in Walker
- NFIP communityCity of Walker
- NFIP community number190445
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/20/21(M)
The City of Walker participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190445 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Linn County, not Walker
Linn County context, not Walker figures
- Establishments in Linn County5,744
- Covered employment, Linn County125,917
- Average annual pay, Linn County$67,613
- Housing units permitted, Linn County1,024
Every figure in this section is published for Linn County as a whole and is not a measurement of Walker.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Walker questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Walker, Iowa?
661, in 251 households. Walker city covers 0.75 square miles of land, which is 883 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Walker in?
Linn County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Walker?
$82,656. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,400. Median gross rent is $808 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Walker in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Walker appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Walker, city of, community 190445, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Walker figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Linn County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Walker.
Is zoning published for Walker?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.