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Michigan·Kent County
6 tracts·25K people·$295K median·1,033/mi²
White 82 · Hispanic 6 · Asian 4 · Black 3 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 47 · Living alone 31 · Other 22
Manufacturing 40 · Retail 24 · Professional 22 · Leisure 5 · Health 5 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 17 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 11 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Walker is $295,200 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Walker has 25,386 residents across 6 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.9; the population is 81.8% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Asian, 3.4% Black, 3.4% Multiracial and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 38.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.6% (Census ACS).
Grandville Cummings Elementary School (64%), Walker Charter Academy (53%) and Zinser Elementary School (50%) lead the elementary schools; Blandford School is the middle school with reported scores (70%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,202/month, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Walker is $76,360 a year, 11% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Walker, median rent is $1,202/month and the median home value is $295,200 (Census ACS).
Walker reported 2.4 violent crimes and 26.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Walker are landslide (66), strong wind (59) and tornado (52), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Walker, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).