Walton is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,883 people and two associated neighborhoods, Walton is the 485th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Walton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Walton is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 90.63% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Walton is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walton who work in sales jobs (17.54%), maintenance occupations (12.55%), and office and administrative support (12.12%). A relatively large number of people in Walton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.26% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Walton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.61 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small village, Walton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Walton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Walton, 23.03% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Walton in 2022 was $33,836, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,344 for a family of four. However, Walton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Walton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.32% of its population below the federal poverty line.Walton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Walton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Walton include Irish, English, German, Hungarian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Walton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
