Highland Falls vs Walton Park

A side-by-side comparison of Highland Falls and Walton Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Highland Falls has the higher population (3,696 vs 3,592 in Walton Park). Walton Park has the higher median household income ($152,578 vs $107,500 in Highland Falls). Walton Park has the higher median home value ($410,600 vs $340,600 in Highland Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Falls	Walton Park
Population	3,696	3,592
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$107,500	$152,578
Median home value	$340,600	$410,600
Median gross rent	$1,731	$2,451
Housing units	1,798	1,429
Homeownership rate	54.5%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	48.4%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Falls	Walton Park
Population	3,841 → 3,696 (-3.8%)	2,668 → 3,592 (+34.6%)
Median household income	$86,750 → $107,500 (+23.9%)	$92,458 → $152,578 (+65.0%)
Median home value	$231,700 → $340,600 (+47.0%)	$313,900 → $410,600 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,305 → $1,731 (+32.6%)	$1,414 → $2,451 (+73.3%)

Highland Falls

Population

3,8413,696

Median household income

$86,750$107,500

Median home value

$231,700$340,600

Median gross rent

$1,305$1,731

Walton Park

Population

2,6683,592

Median household income

$92,458$152,578

Median home value

$313,900$410,600

Median gross rent

$1,414$2,451

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Falls	Walton Park
Under 5	4.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.0%	21.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.6%	8.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	18.8%	15.1%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.6%
65 to 74	6.9%	10.5%
75 and over	5.2%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Falls	Walton Park
White (non-Hispanic)	46.9%	50.0%
Black or African American	21.8%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	2.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	24.3%	31.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Falls	Walton Park
No high school diploma	10.7%	3.6%
High school graduate	28.4%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	20.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Falls	Walton Park
Drove alone	76.1%	58.2%
Carpooled	9.8%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	6.2%
Walked	3.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	16.5%
Other means	0.8%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Falls	Walton Park
1-unit, detached	55.6%	96.9%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.8%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland Falls	Walton Park
Poverty rate	10.4%	0.7%
Average household size	2.24	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	24	44
Median year structure built	1954	1967