CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Walden

New York · 5,836 residents · 2.01 sq mi

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Walden is a city of 5,836 people in New York. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $106,400. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. Households earn $29,963 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,836

−5%vs 2000

vs 6,164 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(488)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(485)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(465)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(385)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(380)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.7%(1,090)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(911)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(509)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(432)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(382)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(267)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,963

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,507 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,180

−34%vs 2000

vs $18,485 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$106,400

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $102,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$528

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $691 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.1%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

40.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.4%(5,264)

Black3.2%(200)

Hispanic / Latino9.3%(576)

Asian0.6%(36)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(5,649)

Black0.4%(21)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(238)

Asian0.7%(41)

Other2.1%(125)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican10.3%(709)

South American5.9%(406)

Dominican4.5%(308)

Colombian4.2%(290)

Mexican3%(203)

Central American1.4%(97)

Honduran1.4%(97)

Peruvian1.1%(77)

Argentine0.5%(31)

Spaniard0.4%(29)

Bolivian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.3%(87)

Nepalese1%(67)

Sri Lankan0.7%(46)

Indonesian0.4%(30)

Chinese0.2%(15)

Filipino0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Italian12.5%(858)

Irish10.7%(737)

German9.9%(679)

Subsaharan African6%(411)

English5.8%(398)

West Indian5%(341)

Jamaican2.6%(178)

Belgian2.5%(172)

Polish2.5%(172)

American2.4%(166)

Dutch2.1%(141)

Guyanese1.9%(131)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

French1.5%(104)

Haitian1.3%(89)

Portuguese1%(72)

Nigerian1%(69)

Russian1%(68)

Scottish1%(68)

Hungarian0.6%(41)

Austrian0.5%(35)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(35)

Greek0.5%(33)

Barbadian0.5%(32)

Slovak0.4%(25)

French Canadian0.3%(24)

Romanian0.3%(18)

Welsh0.2%(16)

Norwegian0.2%(13)

Swiss0.2%(12)

Arab0.2%(11)

Czech0.2%(11)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Jordanian0.1%(8)

Swedish0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.4%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 17.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.5%(680)

Married58.3%(1,556)

Widowed0.4%(11)

Divorced15.7%(420)

Women 15+

Never married33.2%(932)

Married47.3%(1,328)

Widowed10.7%(301)

Divorced8.8%(246)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2013

from 7.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.2%

−13.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.7%

+14.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.6%

−14.0 ptssince 2020

from 74.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.0%

+13.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.3%(49)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.4%(61)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.5%(65)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.7%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 194 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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