Walden vs West Point

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

Walden and West Point 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 6,549 in West Point). West Point has the higher median household income ($139,700 vs $89,652 in Walden).

Population, income & housing

	Walden	West Point
Population	6,871	6,549
Median age	38.1 yrs	21.5 yrs
Median household income	$89,652	$139,700
Median home value	$328,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,448	$3,501
Housing units	2,882	1,241
Homeownership rate	62.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	78.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Walden	West Point
Population	6,724 → 6,871 (+2.2%)	6,379 → 6,549 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$74,107 → $89,652 (+21.0%)	$115,242 → $139,700 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$212,100 → $328,300 (+54.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,024 → $1,448 (+41.4%)	$3,142 → $3,501 (+11.4%)

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

West Point

Population

6,3796,549

Median household income

$115,242$139,700

Median gross rent

$3,142$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Walden	West Point
Under 5	6.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	20.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	41.9%
25 to 34	12.4%	7.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	8.2%
55 to 64	15.8%	2.5%
65 to 74	6.0%	0.4%
75 and over	5.9%	0.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Walden	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	69.9%
Black or African American	11.4%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	8.4%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	24.7%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Walden	West Point
No high school diploma	12.1%	2.7%
High school graduate	30.4%	4.6%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	50.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Walden	West Point
Drove alone	82.6%	36.5%
Carpooled	3.7%	3.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	1.4%	31.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	11.9%	25.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Walden	West Point
1-unit, detached	55.2%	33.5%
1-unit, attached	11.9%	54.7%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	3.3%
20 or more units	4.4%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Walden	West Point
Poverty rate	12.9%	3.3%
Average household size	2.61	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	31	10
Median year structure built	1958	1978