What kinds of homes are in the Town of Wallkill, NY?

Name: Types of homes in the Town of Wallkill, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The Town of Wallkill, NY has 12,178 (±530) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 197 homes per square mile of land.

54.7% are detached single-family houses.

5.0% are in buildings of two to four units.

25.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 12,178 (±530)
Detached houses: 54.7%
2–4 unit buildings: 5.0%
5+ unit buildings: 25.3%

Homes in the Town of Wallkill by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Town of Wallkill	Orange County	New York	United States
Single-family, detached	54.7% (±3.2 points)	61.0%	41.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	12.9% (±2.5 points)	7.5%	5.5%	6.2%
2 units	0.8% (±0.4 points)	5.7%	9.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	4.2% (±1.8 points)	5.9%	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	9.6% (±2.2 points)	6.4%	5.2%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	6.3% (±1.8 points)	4.5%	4.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	9.4% (±1.9 points)	6.9%	25.1%	10.3%
Mobile home	2.1% (±1.6 points)	2.0%	2.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In the Town of Wallkill, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is higher than in Orange County (17.8%).

It is also lower than in New York (34.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near the Town of Wallkill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Wallkill
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Town of Wallkill	—	25.3% (±3.4 points)	—
Middletown	3.3 mi	23.1% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Bloomingburg	4.9 mi	17.8% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Mount Hope	6.9 mi	6.8% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Village of Goshen	7.2 mi	27.7% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Crawford	7.2 mi	6.3% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Village of Otisville	7.3 mi	1.9% (±13.7 points)	Lower
Village of Wurtsboro	7.4 mi	9.5% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Town of Goshen	7.9 mi	14.4% (±4.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Mount Hope, NY (6.8%), Town of Crawford, NY (6.3%), Village of Otisville, NY (1.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Town of Palm Tree	87.1% (±8.4 points)
2	Town of Wallkill	25.3% (±3.4 points)
3	Port Jervis	23.4% (±6.2 points)
4	Middletown	23.1% (±4.0 points)
5	Newburgh	21.5% (±3.8 points)
6	Town of New Windsor	20.9% (±3.4 points)
7	Town of Montgomery	14.7% (±3.8 points)
8	Town of Goshen	14.4% (±4.3 points)

Showing 8 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Wallkill include them.

The figures for the Town of Wallkill include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Mechanicstown, Scotchtown, Washington Heights.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Wallkill

How many homes are in the Town of Wallkill?

The Town of Wallkill, NY has an estimated 12,178 (±530) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in the Town of Wallkill houses or apartments?

54.7% are detached houses and 12.9% attached houses, while 30.3% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in the Town of Wallkill?

5.0% of homes in the Town of Wallkill are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wallkill town, Orange County, New York

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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