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Walnut Creek, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Walnut Creek is a Census village of 1,422 people across 2.13 square miles of land, in Wayne County. Median household income is $166,250, 87.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Walnut Creek
What Walnut Creek is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.13 sq mi
- Water area0.31 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land669 plus or minus 230
- County holding the largest share of its areaWayne 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.
Walnut Creek
How many people live in Walnut Creek
- Population1,422 plus or minus 488
- Median age42.3
- Population under 18376 plus or minus 138
- Share under 1826.4 percent
- Population 65 and over266 plus or minus 75
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Households486 plus or minus 132
- Family households443 plus or minus 132
- Share of households that are families91.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walnut Creek
Income and work in Walnut Creek
- Median household income$166,250 plus or minus $52,054
- Per capita income$86,495 plus or minus $19,959
- Civilian labor force665 plus or minus 236
- Employed654 plus or minus 238
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over987 plus or minus 294
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent plus or minus 36.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher68.2 percent plus or minus 28.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree29.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walnut Creek
Housing in Walnut Creek
- Housing units501 plus or minus 133
- Occupied units486 plus or minus 132
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied425 plus or minus 110
- Renter occupied61 plus or minus 67
- Ownership rate87.4 percent plus or minus 32.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$468,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,788
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units501 plus or minus 133
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Walnut Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute502 plus or minus 175
- Commuting under 15 minutes80 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.9 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more90 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.9 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Drove alone75.6 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home19.3 percent plus or minus 14.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walnut Creek
Flood risk in Walnut Creek
- NFIP communityVillage of Walnut Creek
- NFIP community number370435
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date06/20/18
The Village of Walnut Creek participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370435 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wayne County, not Walnut Creek
Wayne County context, not Walnut Creek figures
- Establishments in Wayne County2,195
- Covered employment, Wayne County41,880
- Average annual pay, Wayne County$49,087
- Housing units permitted, Wayne County605
Every figure in this section is published for Wayne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Walnut Creek.
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 Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Walnut Creek, North Carolina?
1,422, in 486 households. Walnut Creek village covers 2.13 square miles of land, which is 669 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Walnut Creek in?
Wayne 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 Creek?
$166,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $468,700. Median gross rent is $1,788 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Walnut Creek in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Walnut Creek appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Walnut Creek, village of, community 370435, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Creek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wayne 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 Creek.
Is zoning published for Walnut Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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