About Walden

Walden is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 740 people and just one neighborhood, Walden is the 165th largest community in Colorado.

When you are in Walden, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.4% of Walden's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Walden is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Walden who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.72%), sales jobs (8.66%), and management occupations (6.27%).

Another important characteristic of Walden is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

A relatively large number of people in Walden telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.48% 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 Walden is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 10.46 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.

Walden is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Walden Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Walden with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.44% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Walden in 2000 was $16,964, which is middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,856 for a family of four.

The people who call Walden home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Walden is White, followed by Native American. Walden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.89% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Walden include English, German, Irish, Swedish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Walden is English.