
Kentucky · Census place 80490
Walton, KY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Walton, Kentucky (Walton, KY — Census place “Walton city”) is 5,513 residents, ranking #83 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $76,375, the median home is worth $226,200 and median gross rent runs $1,021 a month. Looking for the Walton Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Walton, KY: 41094.
- Population
- 5,513Walton city residents
- Median household income
- $76,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $226,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,021Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74%Owner-occupied households
Walton ZIP codes (Kentucky)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Walton.
The Walton KY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Walton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Walton city median would spend about 16% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.9% of residents and 74% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Walton city, KY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Walton city is a mid-size town in Kentucky, with 5,513 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #83 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 33.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Walton city earn a median of $76,375 a year, 2.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 38% above the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 7.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Walton city is valued at $226,200, 25.4% below the national figure and 44% above the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,021 a month, 27.4% below the national figure, or roughly $12,252 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Kentucky.
- Douglass Hills city 5,437
- Bellevue city 5,598
- Williamsburg city 5,226
- Dayton city 5,703
- Hazard city 5,105
- Central City city 5,736
- Massac CDP 4,937
- Monticello city 5,741
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Walton city?
- Walton city has 5,513 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #83 of 554 in Kentucky.
- What is the median household income in Walton city?
- Median household income in Walton city is $76,375 a year, 2.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Walton city?
- Median gross rent is $1,021 a month and the median home value is $226,200, so rent absorbs about 16% of median household income.
- Is Walton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Walton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Walton city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.