Living in Walker Mill

In Walker Mill, unemployment is 8.2% (2024).

Residents of Walker Mill numbered 12,187 at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 8.2% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Walker Mill numbered 721.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population12,187people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary4,071EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,535EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate8.2%country median 4.6% — 79% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.71µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 88% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Walker Mill?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,475 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,535 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Walker Mill a good place to live?

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Remote worker31%strong on work, weak on safety · range 21–41%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Student37%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 26–48%

Family47%strong on family, weak on safety · range 36–58%

Retirement35%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 22–48%

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How international is the population?

5.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 721 of 12,187 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Walker Mill is 8.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

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Walker Mill 8.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,071 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	8.2 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Walker Mill?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,614of €3,171 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,171
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,475
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,614

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Walker Mill. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Walker Mill. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	161 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Walker Mill when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Walker Mill's nearest airport was DCA, 13 km away and offered 91 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	91 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	13 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	DCA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Walker Mill. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 5.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 3°C in January and 27.2°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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7°-1°

9°0°

14°4°

20°9°

25°14°

29°20°

32°22°

31°22°

27°18°

21°11°

14°5°

9°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

107

110

100

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.7WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Walker Mill is 5.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Walker Mill 5.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.71 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.1 · Feb 9 · Mar 13.6 · Apr 20 · May 24.7 · Jun 29.5 · Jul 32 · Aug 31 · Sep 27.1 · Oct 20.8 · Nov 14.5 · Dec 9.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 9.1 · May 14.4 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 17.8 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 1.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 14.6 · May 19.6 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 26.3 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 16 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 5.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 72.8 · Feb 66.4 · Mar 88.9 · Apr 81.5 · May 100.2 · Jun 106.7 · Jul 109.9 · Aug 82.6 · Sep 99.8 · Oct 92.9 · Nov 73.8 · Dec 86.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	18.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.64 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,062 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	32 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	15.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Alexandria ±0.0 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±4.5 °C, Marugame (Japan) ±1.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.8 °C, Lyon (France) ±2.5 °C, Villeurbanne (France) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Walker Mill spanned 7.8 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Walker Mill stood at 1,405.7 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	7.78 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	6.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	721 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,406 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	12,187 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Walker Mill

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

McLean as a Walker Mill alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €10,418 McLean vs €4,071 Walker Mill+156%
Foreign residents: 25.0% McLean vs 6.6% Walker Mill+280%
Residents: 50,773 McLean vs 12,187 Walker Mill+317%
Unemployment: 2.3% McLean vs 8.2% Walker Mill−72%
Annual PM2.5: 6.5 µg/m³ McLean vs 5.7 µg/m³ Walker Mill+14%

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Cities near Walker Mill

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Coral Hills 3.2 km away

Rent: 1,652 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,216 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Forestville 3.2 km away

Rent: 1,588 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,784 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Suitland 3.8 km away

Rent: 1,577 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,790 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Suitland-Silver Hill 4.0 km away

Rent: 1,577 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,790 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Walker Mill?

The unemployment rate is 8.2 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Walker Mill?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.71 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Walker Mill?

The published population is 12,187 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Walker Mill?

721 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Walker Mill a good place to live?

Walker Mill may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Walker Mill?

District Heights, Coral Hills, Forestville, Capitol Gateway, Suitland are near Walker Mill. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Walker Mill, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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