Walnut GroveTN
This town in Tennessee has a population of 575.
Is Walnut Grove a good place to live?
Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Walnut Grove. Walnut Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
575 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Walnut Grove: who provides what
Walnut Grove is unincorporated, so Sumner County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Walnut Grove.
A home in Walnut Grove is worth about $486K, on Zillow’s estimate
Nearly nine in ten households are owner-occupiers in Walnut Grove, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 66% and U.S. towns at 73%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3.2%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fewer young adults than Tennessee overall
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 26%, against 31% across Tennessee. Adults 18 to 34 are 5% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 52% of residents (38% statewide). The median age for Walnut Grove is 47.5 years, above both Tennessee’s towns (40 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years).
| Walnut Grove | Typical Tennessee town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.5 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 23% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of Walnut Grove’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±22.3 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Walnut Grove | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2.6% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22.3% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.3% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Walnut Grove work out of town
Commuting out is the norm in Walnut Grove: 1% of working residents work locally. For Walnut Grove, the average trip to work is 34 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 24 miles. The top destinations are Nashville (39%), Gallatin (8%) and Hendersonville (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Walnut Grove, mostly inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Walnut Grove sits below just over two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 30% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Walnut Grove’s year
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Walnut Grove is
18% of Walnut Grove adults say their health is fair or poor. Among adults in the town, 22% get no exercise outside work and 11% have diabetes.
| Walnut Grove | Typical Tennessee town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Walnut Grove | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 16.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Walnut Grove
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Walnut Grove
About 0 of every 100 Walnut Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
99% of working residents leave Walnut Grove for work
Where Walnut Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Walnut Grove
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
Walnut Grove is a census-designated place in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 864 as of the 2010 census. The community incorporated as a town in 1998. It disincorporated on July 1, 2001, after the law under which it had incorporated was ruled unconstitutional.
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- Area
- 4.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 886 ft
Questions about Walnut Grove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Walnut Grove, TN a good place to live?
Walnut Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.