Walden is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,915 people and three associated neighborhoods, Walden is the 254th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Walden was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Walden is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Walden is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walden who work in management occupations (13.45%), office and administrative support (12.24%), and sales jobs (8.76%). Of important note, Walden is also a village of artists. Walden has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Walden’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.88% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Walden, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.61 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Walden are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.25% of adults in Walden having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Walden in 2022 was $39,362, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,448 for a family of four. However, Walden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Walden is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Walden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Walden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.73% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walden include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Dutch. In addition, Walden has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.44%). The most common language spoken in Walden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
