About Folsom

Folsom is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,972 people and just one neighborhood, Folsom is the 458th largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some boroughs , Folsom isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Folsom are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Folsom is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Folsom who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.66%), sales jobs (11.55%), and management occupations (6.87%).

Because of many things, Folsom is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Folsom really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Folsom perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Being a small borough, Folsom does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Folsom Information and Demographics

The citizens of Folsom are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 16.45% of adults in Folsom having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Folsom in 2000 was $20,617, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,468 for a family of four.

The people who call Folsom home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Folsom is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Folsom include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Folsom is English. Some people also speak Spanish.