Wallkill is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,166 people and four associated neighborhoods, Wallkill is the 568th largest community in New York.

Of important note, Wallkill is also a town of artists. Wallkill has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wallkill’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Wallkill 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.

In terms of college education, Wallkill is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.38% of adults in Wallkill have a college degree.

The per capita income in Wallkill in 2022 was $44,812, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $179,248 for a family of four.

Wallkill is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wallkill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wallkill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wallkill include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Wallkill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Russian.