Walton is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,927 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Walton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.91 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small village, Walton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Walton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.58% of adults 25 and older in Walton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Walton in 2022 was $26,751, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,004 for a family of four. However, Walton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 English, German, Irish, Italian, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Walton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.