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Walden, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Walden, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,540. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WALDEN-NY · Walden, NY 1 ZIPs · 12,540 pop · #7094/25278 · Orange County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $87,194
  • RANK-UPPER #7094/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Newburgh
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,540
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $348,400

Nearest income peer: Newburgh, NY ( $1,497 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Walden

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Walden on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Walden, NY sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,540
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,194
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 12586 (12,540 residents). Household income $87,194 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Walden as a pure owner town.

Within New York, Carlisle is the closest lower-income city and Mongaup Valley the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Walden.

Population concentration

Walden reads through its lone ZIP, 12586

12,540 ACS residents, one ZIP: 12586 is not the leading code inside Walden, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Walden's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 247 establishments, 1,656 employees , annual payroll $82,038k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12586 (247 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (55) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Walden, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Orange County, which covers 47 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Walden. See the Orange County roll-up →

Walden sits in the lower half of Orange County on income: Middletown, New Windsor and Warwick report more, Monroe and Port Jervis report less. Chester marks the far end of that range at $140,550, 61% above Walden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12586 12,540 $87,194 247 204
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Walden roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Walden, .