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. Walton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Walton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.98% 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.

Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.91 minutes getting to work every day.

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

The percentage of adults in Walton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.58% of the adults 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.