Goshen vs Walden

A side-by-side comparison of Goshen and Walden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Walden has the higher population (6,871 vs 5,751 in Goshen). Goshen has the higher median household income ($99,464 vs $89,652 in Walden). Goshen has the higher median home value ($383,100 vs $328,300 in Walden).

Population, income & housing

	Goshen	Walden
Population	5,751	6,871
Median age	48.0 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$99,464	$89,652
Median home value	$383,100	$328,300
Median gross rent	$1,693	$1,448
Housing units	2,583	2,882
Homeownership rate	66.4%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goshen	Walden
Population	5,344 → 5,751 (+7.6%)	6,724 → 6,871 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$82,019 → $99,464 (+21.3%)	$74,107 → $89,652 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$305,600 → $383,100 (+25.4%)	$212,100 → $328,300 (+54.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,289 → $1,693 (+31.3%)	$1,024 → $1,448 (+41.4%)

Goshen

Population

5,3445,751

Median household income

$82,019$99,464

Median home value

$305,600$383,100

Median gross rent

$1,289$1,693

Walden

Population

6,7246,871

Median household income

$74,107$89,652

Median home value

$212,100$328,300

Median gross rent

$1,024$1,448

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goshen	Walden
Under 5	4.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.6%
25 to 34	9.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	17.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	14.1%	6.0%
75 and over	12.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goshen	Walden
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	52.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	22.1%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goshen	Walden
No high school diploma	13.6%	12.1%
High school graduate	20.3%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goshen	Walden
Drove alone	66.7%	82.6%
Carpooled	9.7%	3.7%
Public transit	6.3%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	11.9%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goshen	Walden
1-unit, detached	59.3%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	11.9%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	13.6%
20 or more units	10.9%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Goshen	Walden
Poverty rate	1.8%	12.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1971	1958