Despite being a small borough, Oaklyn has a lot of people using a streetcar to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on a streetcar are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Oaklyn ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Oaklyn, 40.35% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Oaklyn in 2022 was $44,563, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,252 for a family of four. However, Oaklyn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Oaklyn is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Oaklyn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oaklyn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oaklyn include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Oaklyn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
