Orange County > Wallkill (town)
Population trend for Wallkill
034,0001990: 23,01623,01619902000: 24,65924,65920002010: 27,42627,42620102020: 30,48630,48620202023: 30,79030,7902023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Wallkill is a town in Orange County, in the Mid-Hudson region.

Community anchors include Shawangunk Correctional Facility, Wallkill Correctional Facility.

2023 Median income for Orange County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Orange County home price index (FHFA)
1976–2024: Home prices rose about 893%.

263 145 26 1976 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Wallkill
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Wallkill
Married-couple families: 5,252 (66.9%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 932 (11.9%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 1,666 (21.2%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 3,437 (84.7%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 623 (15.3%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Wallkill

Pct 5 and under 10% Pct 6 to 17 19% Pct 18 to 64 10% Pct 65 and over 3%

The overall poverty rate in Wallkill is 11 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Wallkill lived in the prior year

Same house: 28,094 (92%) Same county (different house): 1,162 (3.8%) Different NY county: 540 (1.8%) Different state: 589 (1.9%) 30,532 current residents Same house: 28,094 (92%) Same house Same county (different house): 1,162 (3.8%) Same county (different house) Different state: 589 (1.9%) Different state Different NY county: 540 (1.8%) Different NY county Abroad: 147 (0.5%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Wallkill residents
39.6 40.7 40.8 41.3 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau