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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. Walden has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Walden, the average commute to work is 30.61 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The population of Walden overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Walden, 24.25% have at least a bachelor's 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.

Walden also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.44%.

The most common language spoken in Walden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.