About Walsh

Walsh is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,315 people and just one neighborhood, Walsh is the 142nd largest community in Colorado.

Walsh is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Walsh is a town of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walsh who work in farm management (21.76%), office and administrative support jobs (8.48%), and sales jobs (6.08%).

Another important characteristic of Walsh 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 Walsh telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.95% 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Walsh spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.39 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Walsh Information and Demographics

The education level of Walsh citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 17.92% of adults in Walsh have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Walsh in 2000 was $15,664, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,656 for a family of four.

The people who call Walsh home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Walsh is White, followed by Native American. Walsh also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.86% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Walsh include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Walsh is English. Some people also speak Spanish.