Tillson vs Walker Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Tillson and Walker Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tillson has the higher population (1,799 vs 1,695 in Walker Valley). Walker Valley has the higher median household income ($96,429 vs $85,521 in Tillson). Walker Valley has the higher median home value ($355,100 vs $279,100 in Tillson).

Population, income & housing

	Tillson	Walker Valley
Population	1,799	1,695
Median age	54.4 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,521	$96,429
Median home value	$279,100	$355,100
Median gross rent	$1,727	—
Housing units	734	528
Homeownership rate	74.5%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tillson	Walker Valley
Population	1,657 → 1,799 (+8.6%)	1,275 → 1,695 (+32.9%)
Median household income	$90,750 → $85,521 (-5.8%)	$142,560 → $96,429 (-32.4%)
Median home value	$232,000 → $279,100 (+20.3%)	$261,600 → $355,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,444 → $1,727 (+19.6%)	—

Tillson

Population

1,6571,799

Median household income

$90,750$85,521

Median home value

$232,000$279,100

Median gross rent

$1,444$1,727

Walker Valley

Population

1,2751,695

Median household income

$142,560$96,429

Median home value

$261,600$355,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tillson	Walker Valley
Under 5	4.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.7%	19.2%
18 to 24	0.9%	9.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	18.3%
35 to 44	8.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	15.5%	6.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	21.0%
65 to 74	32.1%	8.9%
75 and over	3.6%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tillson	Walker Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	75.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	24.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tillson	Walker Valley
No high school diploma	5.7%	4.7%
High school graduate	26.4%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tillson	Walker Valley
Drove alone	88.4%	79.4%
Carpooled	1.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tillson	Walker Valley
1-unit, detached	79.6%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Tillson	Walker Valley
Poverty rate	12.2%	12.2%
Average household size	2.58	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	34
Median year structure built	1964	1971