place

Walden, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Walden, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

6,871

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$87,487

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.2% since 2018

Walden added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,473 (50.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,287 (18.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone942 (13.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races622 (9.1%)
  • Asian Alone260 (3.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone197 (2.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish625
  2. 2.Other Indo-European326
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island23
  4. 4.Vietnamese14
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

257

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$39,362

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,031
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities422
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management365
  4. 4.Retail Trade228
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation216

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,284
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations692
  3. 3.Service Occupations641
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations486
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations422

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.24×)422
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.37×)1,031
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 0.93×)208
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 0.92×)365
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.82×)125

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$328,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,448/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999505 (30.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999245 (14.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999215 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999211 (12.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999204 (12.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99973 (4.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,725

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.6 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,620 (82.6%)
  • Worked at Home377 (11.9%)
  • Carpooled118 (3.7%)
  • Walked46 (1.4%)
  • Public Transit12 (0.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.