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Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

Walnut Township, Pickaway County, township, in Pickaway County, Ohio. Walnut Township, Pickaway County had 3,115 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 5.3% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,962 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 3,008 (±16). GEOID 3912980598.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

3,115

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,962 · ACS 2020-2024: 3,008 ±16

Median household income

$101,202

±$15,735 (90% margin)
Ohio: $71,389

Median home value

$314,600

±$58,971 (90% margin)
Ohio: $214,800

Median gross rent

$1,255

±$592 (90% margin)
Ohio: $1,034

Where is Walnut Township, Pickaway County and what county is it in?

Walnut Township, Pickaway County is a township in Pickaway County, Ohio. It covers 40.6 square miles of land, 73 residents per square mile in 2020.

Walnut Township, Pickaway County is in the Columbus, OH metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 10 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Walnut Township, Pickaway County (marked with a dot) in Pickaway County, Ohio. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 3,115 people lived in Walnut Township, Pickaway County on July 1, 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than Ohio (+0.9%). The 2020 Census counted 2,962 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 3,008 (±16).

  • July 2020→2021 +34 (2,996)
  • 2021→2022 −8 (2,988)
  • 2022→2023 +41 (3,029)
  • 2023→2024 +50 (3,079)
  • 2024→2025 +36 (3,115)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureWalnut Township, Pickaway CountyPickaway CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Total population3,008±1660,13111,810,293+94
Households981±11821,8994,863,191no clear change
Average household size3.06±0.362.562.37no clear change
Housing units1,010±13422,9815,292,391no clear change

Walnut Township, Pickaway County's population since 2000

From 2,428 in 2000 to 3,115 in 2025: up 28.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Walnut Township, Pickaway County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 2,428
  • 2005 (estimate) 2,596
  • 2010 Census 2,809
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,895
  • 2020 Census 2,962
  • 2025 (estimate) 3,115

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Walnut Township, Pickaway County?

The median resident of Walnut Township, Pickaway County is 38.9 years old; 27.2% are under 18 and 12.4% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 98.1%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 1.7%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureWalnut Township, Pickaway CountyPickaway CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median age38.9±7.639.639.7no clear change
Under 18 years27.2%±7.1 pts21.6%22.0%–
65 years and over12.4%±4.1 pts16.4%18.3%–
Male54.7%±4.6 pts52.1%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%±1.2 pts1.9%4.8%–
White alone, not Hispanic98.1%±2.0 pts90.6%75.8%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.1 pts3.0%12.0%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.2 pts0.1%2.5%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.7%±2.0 pts3.9%4.3%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts0.3%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.1%±0.2 pts0.7%5.2%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.0%±1.3 pts1.6%8.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.4%±3.5 pts7.0%6.6%–
With a disability7.2%±3.6 pts14.3%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage4.2%±3.1 pts5.8%6.4%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)96.0%±2.8 pts89.8%91.8%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)35.9%±8.4 pts21.7%31.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)10.6%±4.7 pts7.6%12.2%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier94.8%±3.6 pts86.5%88.1%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±1.2 pts1.2%1.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Walnut Township, Pickaway County earn?

Half of Walnut Township, Pickaway County's 981 households earn less than $101,202 a year (±$15,735), against $74,040 in Pickaway County and $71,389 in Ohio. In 2015-2019 it was $120,170 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureWalnut Township, Pickaway CountyPickaway CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$101,202±$15,735$74,040$71,389no clear change
Mean household income$111,294±$22,139$93,673$96,990–
Per capita income$37,928±$9,009$35,587$40,552no clear change
People below the poverty line22.0%±17.9 pts11.5%13.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line43.6%±32.1 pts16.4%17.8%–
Households receiving SNAP11.9%±7.4 pts12.0%12.5%–
Households with a computer96.9%±3.7 pts94.6%94.4%–
Households with a broadband subscription94.2%±5.0 pts89.8%90.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Walnut Township, Pickaway County?

Owners occupy 95.2% of Walnut Township, Pickaway County's occupied homes and renters 4.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $314,600 by its owner (±$58,971). The median renter pays $1,255 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureWalnut Township, Pickaway CountyPickaway CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$314,600±$58,971$256,800$214,800no clear change
Median gross rent$1,255±$592$1,020$1,034–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent48.9%±51.1 pts35.9%37.3%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,778±$349$1,715$1,517–
Owner-occupied homes95.2%±4.4 pts74.0%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes4.8%±4.4 pts26.0%32.8%–
Housing units1,010±13422,9815,292,391no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±3.9 pts0.3%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±46.5 pts2.2%4.4%–
Single-family detached homes96.8%±3.9 pts78.6%68.8%–
Mobile homes0.0%±3.6 pts7.2%3.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±3.6 pts2.5%1.1%–
Built 2010 to 20196.9%±5.5 pts7.2%5.6%–
Built 1939 or earlier23.9%±11.0 pts17.2%19.0%–
Households with no vehicle0.6%±1.0 pts6.7%7.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Walnut Township, Pickaway County work and get to work?

74.3% of Walnut Township, Pickaway County's workers drive alone and 23.8% work from home. The average trip to work takes 29.6 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureWalnut Township, Pickaway CountyPickaway CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)72.5%±8.0 pts58.6%63.1%–
Unemployment rate4.4%±3.5 pts3.5%4.8%–
Drove alone to work74.3%±9.0 pts75.2%75.1%–
Carpooled1.9%±1.8 pts9.8%7.5%–
Public transportation0.1%±0.2 pts0.1%1.0%–
Walked0.0%±2.8 pts0.9%2.0%–
Worked from home23.8%±8.8 pts13.5%13.0%–
Mean travel time to work29.6 min±5.227.9 min23.4 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Walnut Township, Pickaway County?

1 census tract lies mostly in Walnut Township, Pickaway County (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Walnut Township, Pickaway County
Tract 211.01Pickaway County4,677 $88,125 $323,20069%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Walnut Township, Pickaway County) · Census block assignment files

How does Walnut Township, Pickaway County compare with other places in Ohio?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Walnut Township, Pickaway County is the 3,475th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 460th-most populous of 1,311 in Ohio.

Walnut Township, Pickaway County ranks 263rd of 1,699 places in Ohio with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Walnut Township, Pickaway County's rank in Ohio (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate460th1,311
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)114th1,589
Residents per square mile1,324th1,734
Median household income263rd1,699
Per capita income754th1,729
Median home value217th1,707
Median gross rent195th1,453
Bachelor's degree or higher296th1,613
Median age1,199th1,727
Owner-occupied share110th1,732
Work from home71st990
Travel time to work346th1,731

Walnut Township, Pickaway County's figures with every place in Ohio (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Walnut Township, Pickaway County?

25 of the 57 figures for Walnut Township, Pickaway County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

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