Dorothy vs Folsom

A side-by-side comparison of Dorothy and Folsom: population, income, housing, and more.

Dorothy and Folsom are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Folsom has the higher population (1,732 vs 1,255 in Dorothy). Folsom has the higher median household income ($112,857 vs $104,102 in Dorothy). Dorothy has the higher median home value ($306,900 vs $247,900 in Folsom).

Population, income & housing

	Dorothy	Folsom
Population	1,255	1,732
Median age	49.8 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$104,102	$112,857
Median home value	$306,900	$247,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,701
Housing units	632	686
Homeownership rate	80.2%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorothy	Folsom
Population	1,513 → 1,255 (-17.1%)	1,697 → 1,732 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$84,299 → $104,102 (+23.5%)	$76,429 → $112,857 (+47.7%)
Median home value	$254,600 → $306,900 (+20.5%)	$179,400 → $247,900 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,256 → $1,701 (+35.4%)

Dorothy

Population

1,5131,255

Median household income

$84,299$104,102

Median home value

$254,600$306,900

Folsom

Population

1,6971,732

Median household income

$76,429$112,857

Median home value

$179,400$247,900

Median gross rent

$1,256$1,701

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorothy	Folsom
Under 5	3.3%	3.4%
5 to 17	10.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	0.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	17.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	9.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.5%	16.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	24.1%	13.6%
75 and over	8.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorothy	Folsom
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	85.7%
Black or African American	11.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorothy	Folsom
No high school diploma	10.6%	9.4%
High school graduate	46.1%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorothy	Folsom
Drove alone	90.9%	82.9%
Carpooled	4.9%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorothy	Folsom
1-unit, detached	85.1%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dorothy	Folsom
Poverty rate	11.7%	6.3%
Average household size	2.15	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	31	35
Median year structure built	1981	1970