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Walker, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Walker is a Census city of 25,386 people across 24.58 square miles of land, in Kent County. Median household income is $76,360, 65.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Walker
What Walker is
- Census place typecity
- Land area24.58 sq mi
- Water area0.57 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,033
- County holding the largest share of its areaKent 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.
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How many people live in Walker
- Population25,386
- Median age36.9
- Population under 185,175
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over4,633
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent
- Households10,595
- Family households6,352
- Share of households that are families60.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Walker
- Median household income$76,360
- Per capita income$40,951
- Civilian labor force14,521
- Employed14,097
- Unemployed424 plus or minus 150
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over17,860
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Walker
- Housing units10,861
- Occupied units10,595
- Vacant units266 plus or minus 174
- Vacancy rate2.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied6,913
- Renter occupied3,682
- Ownership rate65.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$295,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,202
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent
- Single family units7,060
- Share single family65.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,467
- Share in buildings of two or more31.9 percent
- Mobile homes327 plus or minus 109
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Walker gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,361
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,695
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,129
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.2 percent
- Drove alone77.4 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Walker (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$10,911,000
- Average approval$681,938
- Median approval$69,400
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported140
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises18.8 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walker, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Walker (504)
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$9,570,000
- Average approval$562,941
- Median approval$396,000
- Largest approval$2,429,000
- Jobs supported148
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walker, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Walker
- NFIP communityCity of Walker
- NFIP community number260110
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/23/23
The City of Walker participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260110 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.
Kent County, not Walker
Kent County context, not Walker figures
- Establishments in Kent County17,799
- Covered employment, Kent County415,565
- Average annual pay, Kent County$62,288
- Housing units permitted, Kent County2,090
Every figure in this section is published for Kent 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, Michigan?
25,386, in 10,595 households. Walker city covers 24.58 square miles of land, which is 1,033 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?
Kent 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?
$76,360. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $295,200. Median gross rent is $1,202 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Walker businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $10.9 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $69,400, plus 17 504 approvals worth $9.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walker, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Walker borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Walker. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Walker in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Walker appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Walker, city of, community 260110, 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 Kent 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.