Walnut is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 27,356 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Walnut is the 264th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Walnut are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Walnut has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Walnut telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.51% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Walnut is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Walnut really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Walnut perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Walnut, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.05 minutes every day commuting to work.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Walnut. 55.56% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Walnut in 2022 was $50,712, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,848 for a family of four. However, Walnut contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Walnut is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Walnut home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walnut residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Walnut also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walnut include German, English, Italian, Irish, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Walnut's cultural character, accounting for 49.41% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Walnut is Chinese. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.