Stamford vs Walton

A side-by-side comparison of Stamford and Walton: population, income, housing, and more.

Stamford and Walton are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Walton has the higher population (2,655 vs 1,101 in Stamford). Stamford has the higher median household income ($46,250 vs $32,989 in Walton). Stamford has the higher median home value ($177,200 vs $106,700 in Walton).

Population, income & housing

	Stamford	Walton
Population	1,101	2,655
Median age	40.9 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$32,989
Median home value	$177,200	$106,700
Median gross rent	$793	$720
Housing units	644	1,607
Homeownership rate	55.5%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stamford	Walton
Population	1,370 → 1,101 (-19.6%)	3,258 → 2,655 (-18.5%)
Median household income	$41,579 → $46,250 (+11.2%)	$34,969 → $32,989 (-5.7%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $177,200 (+50.0%)	$90,100 → $106,700 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $793 (+22.4%)	$601 → $720 (+19.8%)

Stamford

Population

1,3701,101

Median household income

$41,579$46,250

Median home value

$118,100$177,200

Median gross rent

$648$793

Walton

Population

3,2582,655

Median household income

$34,969$32,989

Median home value

$90,100$106,700

Median gross rent

$601$720

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stamford	Walton
Under 5	5.2%	2.8%
5 to 17	12.4%	12.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	15.7%	7.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	15.3%	14.6%
55 to 64	9.9%	21.4%
65 to 74	12.5%	13.6%
75 and over	8.6%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stamford	Walton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stamford	Walton
No high school diploma	7.8%	12.3%
High school graduate	30.3%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stamford	Walton
Drove alone	68.3%	63.0%
Carpooled	5.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.9%	19.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	8.3%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stamford	Walton
1-unit, detached	52.8%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	31.8%	26.8%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	7.5%
20 or more units	5.1%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Stamford	Walton
Poverty rate	20.4%	32.3%
Average household size	2.25	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	27	14
Median year structure built	1938	1938