City safety & data profile

WalkerMI

Walker, MI is a 25K-resident city in Kent County with a median household income of $76,360.

Kent County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Walker, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Walker has a population larger than 54% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $295,200.

Data updated 2026-09-03

25K
Population (place)
Top 46%
By size
$76,360
Median income (place)
$295,200
Median home (place)
7.6%
Poverty rate (place)
My saved cities

The read on Walker

Walker posts a median household income higher than 45% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 46%
by median income, US cities

Where Walker income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$76,360 Bottom 45% higher than 45% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Walker $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Walker, MI beyond the headline numbers

Walker sits inside Kent County, Michigan, at roughly 43.00°N, -85.77°W. Population 24,647, $76,360 median household income. Median home value $295,200, median rent $1,202. Poverty rate 7.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 7.6%, poverty in Walker, MI runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Walker costs roughly 3.9 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 10% of Walker workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.5% in Walker, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Walker from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
24,647
Walker · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$76,360
-15% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$295,200
-29% vs avg
Median Age (place)
36.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Kent County): Walker's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
663K+9%
Median Income
$82,631+60%
Median Home Value
$289,900+111%
Poverty Rate
10.1%-35%
Unemployment
4.2%-58%

Economics

Economics indicators for Walker, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,202/mo
Poverty Rate
7.6% -39% vs avg
Unemployment 2.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 38.6%
Work From Home 10%
Public Transit 0.9%

Population

White 83%
African American 3.4%
Asian 4%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
33%
Short Sleep Duration
32%
High Blood Pressure
30.2%
Physical Inactivity
19.7%
Binge Drinking
18.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.3%
Current Smoking
12.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
12%
Current Asthma
11%
Diabetes
9.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 72.1%
Annual Checkup 78.4%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
6.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.3%
Stroke
2.7%

What alerts and safety updates affect Walker?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Walker right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MI-WALKER · Walker

Walker: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Walker; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Michigan state hubs · Methodology

Read with this city profile

Tracking Safety Alerts in Your Area

How Areazine tags Walker in the CAP feed
All safety guides →

Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Walker, MI? ▼
Walker, MI has a population of 24,647 people, located in Kent County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Walker? ▼
The median household income in Walker, MI is $76,360 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 7.6%.
What is the median home value in Walker? ▼
The median home value in Walker, MI is $295,200. Median rent is $1,202/month.
What are the top health concerns in Walker? ▼
The top health indicators in Walker include Obesity (33%), Short Sleep Duration (32%), High Blood Pressure (30.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Walker? ▼
The median age in Walker, MI is 36.9 years. 38.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Walker, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (7.6% here).

Coral Springs, FL 7.6% Warwick, RI 7.6% Chino Hills, CA 7.6% Rockville, MD 7.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($76,360 here).

Hawaiian Gardens, CA $76,341 Garland, TX $76,320 Hartselle, AL $76,290 Portage, IN $76,276

Compare Walker with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Grandville, MI 16K Jenison, MI 17K Comstock Park, MI 10K Grand Rapids, MI 195K Wyoming, MI 75K East Grand Rapids, MI 11K Northview, MI 15K Kentwood, MI 51K
All cities in Michigan → Compare Walker vs Grandville → All comparisons → Browse all cities

Using Walker's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Walker area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Walker against Michigan peers on any ranking lens. Explore Michigan

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Kent County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.