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Population (year 2000): 6,164. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,832 (+10.8% change)
 

Males: 2,958  (48.0%)
Females: 3,206  (52.0%)

Orange County

Median resident age:  33.8 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 12586.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,600 (it was $43,507 in 2000)
Walden  $52,600
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $210,100 (it was $103,900 in 2000)
Walden  $210,100
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Walden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.4%)
  • Hispanic (9.3%)
  • Black (3.8%)
  • Other race (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)


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Ancestries: Irish (23.2%), Italian (22.6%), German (18.5%), English (13.1%), Polish (5.6%), Dutch (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.97 square miles.

Population density: 3425 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Walden

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Walden village

  • Never married: 28.3%
  • Now married: 49.3%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

278 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 1.3% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

This village:  4.5%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Walden, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Walden to the number of sex offenders is 1124 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Walden:  3.1% ($3,270)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ramapo, NY (31.3 miles , pop. 108,905).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (54.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Montgomery, NY (1.6 miles ), Wallkill, NY (3.3 miles ), Montgomery, NY (4.2 miles ), Shawangunk, NY (4.8 miles ), Maybrook, NY (5.4 miles ), Orange Lake, NY (6.7 miles ), Pine Bush, NY (8.2 miles ), Hamptonburgh, NY (8.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $62,700
  • 1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $72,000
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $78,200
  • 2000: 36 buildings, average cost: $81,800
  • 2001: 84 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 2002: 30 buildings, average cost: $121,600
  • 2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $112,900
  • 2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $108,800
  • 2005: 32 buildings, average cost: $123,400
  • 2006: 26 buildings, average cost: $165,200
  • 2007: 19 buildings, average cost: $187,900

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Latitude: 41.56 N, Longitude: 74.19 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,148 (-18.6%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 465 (16.2%)


People in group quarters in Walden
  • 13 people in religious group quarters
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 845

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Population change in the 1990s: +178 (+3.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (12%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Paper (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Crime in Walden by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 011500
    per 100,000 0.016.115.375.50.00.0
Robberies 133103
    per 100,000 16.248.245.915.10.044.3
Assaults 1689598
    per 100,000 259.1128.6137.675.5132.9118.1
Burglaries 21272218615
    per 100,000 340.1433.9336.4271.988.6221.5
Thefts 69968812912965
    per 100,000 1117.41542.71345.81948.31904.9959.7
Auto thefts 943457
    per 100,000 145.764.345.960.473.8103.4
Arson 0N/AN/AN/AN/A1
    per 100,000 0.0N/AN/AN/AN/A14.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 136.8150.2134.6181.8114.999.1

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Average climate in Walden, New York

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Walden-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.0 miles away from the Walden village center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/29/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.6 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Walden:
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NEWBURGH, NY)
  • ARDEN HILL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GOSHEN, NY)
  • CORNWALL HOSPITAL,THE (about 16 miles; CORNWALL, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Walden, NY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Walden:
  • STEWART INT'L (about 8 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 22 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; ID: POU)
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 43 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; ID: MSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Walden:
  • KOBELT (about 6 miles; WALLKILL, NY; ID: N45)
  • ORANGE COUNTY (about 6 miles; MONTGOMERY, NY; ID: MGJ)
  • JOSEPH Y RESNICK (about 17 miles; ELLENVILLE, NY; ID: N89)

Amtrak station near Walden:
  • 20 miles: POUGHKEEPSIE (41 MAIN ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Walden:
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 14 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,334)
  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 3,486)
  • UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 20 miles; WEST POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)
  • MARIST COLLEGE (about 23 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,646)
  • DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,112)
  • CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 25 miles; HYDE PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,028)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SUFFERN, NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
Public elementary/middle school in Walden:
Private elementary/middle school in Walden:
  • MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 180 ULSTER AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Walden:
  • JOSEPHINE-LOUISE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $242,590; Location: 5 SCOFIELD STREET; 25,520 books; 530 audio materials; 776 video materials; 58 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attractions: Jacob T Walden House (Historical Places & Services; 34 N Montgomery St P.O. Box 48), Historical Society of Walden and The Wallkill Valley (Historical Places & Services; 34 N Montgomery St P.O. Box 48).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Walden and their reported violations in the past:

OSIRIS COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 13 routine major monitoring violations
DOOLITTLES DELI (Address: 404 LAKE OSIRIS ROAD, Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 13 routine major monitoring violations
  • 7 regular monitoring violations
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH NURSER (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
SILVER LAKE WATER ASSOCIATION (Address: 42 CENTER STREET, Population served: 58, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
EAST SIDE BAR & GRILL (Address: 624 ROUTE 52, Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 16 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
CRIST BROTHERS ORCHARDS (Address: 65 CRIST LANE, Population served: 42, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
BEL-AIR TRAILER PARK (Address: 207 BEL-AIR ROAD, Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-11-2000), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-01-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2001)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2001)
  • One regular monitoring violation
FELICIAS LITTLE DINER (Address: 1427 ROUTE 52, Population served: 28, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 11 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Walden that have no violations reported:
  • POTLUCK (Population served: 26, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.8 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  71.8%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.7%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  9.8%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  3.5%
Whole state:  7.4%

Walden compared to New York state average:

Walden, New York environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Walden (2007 data):
  • Walden Federal Savings and Loan Association: Walden Federal Savings And Loan Asso at 12-14 Main St, branch established on 1919-01-01. Info updated 2006-06-01: Bank assets: $117.4 mil, Deposits: $105.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
  • Walden Savings Bank: at 2 Bank Street, branch established on 1872-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $280.8 mil, Deposits: $253.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal 1$2,746$32,9520$0
Police Protection - Officers 11$52,227$56,9759$11,498
Police - Other 3$6,170$24,68015$6,790
Streets and Highways 8$28,062$42,0930$0
Sewerage 3$8,668$34,6720$0
Parks and Recreation 1$3,180$38,1604$1,803
Water Supply 2$6,843$41,0580$0
Local Libraries 3$9,195$36,7808$4,123
Other and Unallocable 1$3,406$40,8721$917
Financial Administration 3$9,057$36,2281$935
Other Government Administration 3$13,460$53,8400$0
Totals for Government 39$143,012$44,00438$26,065


Walden government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $338,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $434,000
    Sewerage: $417,000
    Housing & Community Development: $194,000
    Parks & Recreation: $68,000
    All Other: $32,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $648,000
    General: $191,000
    Parks & Recreation: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $947,000
    General - Other: $940,000
    Solid Waste Management: $410,000
    Housing & Community Development: $350,000
    Regular Highways: $349,000
    Sewerage: $346,000
    Water Utilities: $247,000
    Libraries: $227,000
    Parks & Recreation: $209,000
    Central Staff Services: $190,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $119,000
    Financial Administration: $115,000
    General Public Buildings: $87,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $54,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $159,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $204,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $540,000
    All Other: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $949,000
    Water Utilities: $44,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,285,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $350,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,311,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $814,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $135,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $324,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $132,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $79,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $18,000
    Police Protection: $16,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,112,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $423,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $209,000
    Beginning: $124,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $814,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $77,000
    All Other: $40,000
    General Support: $39,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,537,000
    NEC: $135,000
    Public Utilities: $125,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,037,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000

6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.26%
New York average:  5.41%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($512 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.08%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Rockland County, NY  0.70% ($62,316 average AGI)
from Bronx County, NY  0.63% ($54,713)
from Westchester County, NY  0.37% ($65,628)


6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,278 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.74%
New York average:  6.26%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($692 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.12%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ulster County, NY  0.48% ($41,194 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, NY  0.38% ($42,238)
to Rockland County, NY  0.28% ($56,350)


Strongest AM radio stations in Walden:
  • WGNY (1220 AM; 10 kW; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
  • WELV (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Walden:
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLJP (89.3 FM; MONROE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBWZ (93.3 FM; NEW PALTZ, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRWD-FM (107.3 FM; HIGHLAND, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGNY-FM (103.1 FM; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING LLC)
  • W292CM (106.3 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: JOHN KATONAH)
  • WRNQ (92.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WZAD (97.3 FM; WURTSBORO, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W202AR (88.3 FM; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WOSR (91.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • W299AG (107.7 FM; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)

TV broadcast stations around Walden:
  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRNN-TV (Channel 62; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: WRNN-TV ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

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