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Walnut, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Walnut is a Census town of 699 people across 5.43 square miles of land, in Tippah County. Median household income is $27,159, 52.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Walnut
What Walnut is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.43 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land129 plus or minus 47
- County holding the largest share of its areaTippah 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 Walnut
- Population699 plus or minus 257
- Median age29.0 plus or minus 7.3
- Population under 18235 plus or minus 103
- Share under 1833.6 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Population 65 and over88 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over12.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Households279 plus or minus 110
- Family households145 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families52.0 percent plus or minus 11.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Walnut
- Median household income$27,159 plus or minus $18,394
- Per capita income$19,259 plus or minus $5,946
- Civilian labor force264 plus or minus 101
- Employed250 plus or minus 98
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over397 plus or minus 127
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.9 percent plus or minus 39.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.0 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 Walnut
- Housing units323 plus or minus 116
- Occupied units279 plus or minus 110
- Vacant units44 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate13.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied145 plus or minus 74
- Renter occupied134 plus or minus 77
- Ownership rate52.0 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,000 plus or minus $37,709
- Median gross rent, monthly$512 plus or minus $174
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Single family units238 plus or minus 92
- Share single family73.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more71 plus or minus 66
- Share in buildings of two or more22.0 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Walnut gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute250 plus or minus 98
- Commuting under 15 minutes104 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.6 percent plus or minus 23.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more107 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.8 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Drove alone81.6 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Carpooled16.0 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Walnut (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,660,000
- Average approval$1,330,000
- Median approval$1,330,000
- Largest approval$2,160,000
- Jobs supported104
- Jobs per approval52.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term123 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walnut, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Walnut
SBA loans in Walnut (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,769,000
- Average approval$2,769,000
- Median approval$2,769,000
- Largest approval$2,769,000
- Jobs supported17
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walnut, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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 Walnut
- NFIP communityTown of Walnut
- NFIP community number280328
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/18/10(M)
The Town of Walnut participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280328 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.
Tippah County, not Walnut
Tippah County context, not Walnut figures
- Establishments in Tippah County382
- Covered employment, Tippah County7,028
- Average annual pay, Tippah County$43,336
- Housing units permitted, Tippah County10
Every figure in this section is published for Tippah County as a whole and is not a measurement of Walnut.
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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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
Walnut questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Walnut, Mississippi?
699, in 279 households. Walnut town covers 5.43 square miles of land, which is 129 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Walnut in?
Tippah 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 Walnut?
$27,159. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,000. Median gross rent is $512 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Walnut businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.7 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,330,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $2.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walnut, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Walnut borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Walnut. Only 0 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 Walnut in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Walnut appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Walnut, town of, community 280328, 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 Walnut figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tippah 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 Walnut.
Is zoning published for Walnut?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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