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Walden, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Walden is a Census town of 573 people across 0.34 square miles of land, in Jackson County. Median household income is $40,972, 73.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Walden
What Walden is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,709 plus or minus 594
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walden
How many people live in Walden
- Population573 plus or minus 199
- Median age50.8 plus or minus 17.7
- Population under 1895 plus or minus 53
- Share under 1816.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over173 plus or minus 72
- Share 65 and over30.2 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Households288 plus or minus 87
- Family households182 plus or minus 82
- Share of households that are families63.2 percent plus or minus 21.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walden
Income and work in Walden
- Median household income$40,972 plus or minus $20,538
- Per capita income$33,392 plus or minus $11,252
- Civilian labor force304 plus or minus 155
- Employed300 plus or minus 154
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over445 plus or minus 146
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.8 percent plus or minus 41.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.7 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walden
Housing in Walden
- Housing units339 plus or minus 89
- Occupied units288 plus or minus 87
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied211 plus or minus 80
- Renter occupied77 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate73.3 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$169,600 plus or minus $119,809
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,692 plus or minus $769
- Annual rent as a share of median income49.6 percent plus or minus 33.5
- Single family units236 plus or minus 76
- Share single family69.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes103 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walden
How Walden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute260 plus or minus 126
- Commuting under 15 minutes200 plus or minus 93
- Share commuting under 15 minutes76.9 percent plus or minus 51.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more34 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.1 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Drove alone58.0 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Walked18.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Worked from home13.3 percent plus or minus 11.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Walden
SBA loans in Walden (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,000,000
- Average approval$1,000,000
- Median approval$1,000,000
- Largest approval$1,000,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Walden
SBA loans in Walden (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,731,000
- Average approval$577,000
- Median approval$467,000
- Largest approval$1,137,000
- Jobs supported6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walden, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Walden
Flood risk in Walden
- NFIP communityTown of Walden
- NFIP community number080086
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/86(M)
The Town of Walden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080086 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jackson County, not Walden
Jackson County context, not Walden figures
- Establishments in Jackson County64
- Covered employment, Jackson County589
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$47,714
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County3
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Walden.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Walden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Walden, Colorado?
573, in 288 households. Walden town covers 0.34 square miles of land, which is 1,709 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Walden in?
Jackson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Walden?
$40,972. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $169,600. Median gross rent is $1,692 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Walden businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,000,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Walden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Walden. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Walden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Walden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Walden, town of, community 080086, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Walden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jackson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Walden.
Is zoning published for Walden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.