Oakland vs Wallington

A side-by-side comparison of Oakland and Wallington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oakland has the higher population (12,700 vs 11,825 in Wallington). Oakland has the higher median household income ($162,862 vs $82,422 in Wallington). Oakland has the higher median home value ($567,200 vs $493,700 in Wallington).

Population, income & housing

	Oakland	Wallington
Population	12,700	11,825
Median age	41.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$162,862	$82,422
Median home value	$567,200	$493,700
Median gross rent	$1,462	$1,568
Housing units	4,687	5,153
Homeownership rate	91.8%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.4%	36.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakland	Wallington
Population	12,972 → 12,700 (-2.1%)	11,540 → 11,825 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$126,319 → $162,862 (+28.9%)	$68,845 → $82,422 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$468,700 → $567,200 (+21.0%)	$375,800 → $493,700 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,642 → $1,462 (-11.0%)	$1,237 → $1,568 (+26.8%)

Oakland

Population

12,97212,700

Median household income

$126,319$162,862

Median home value

$468,700$567,200

Median gross rent

$1,642$1,462

Wallington

Population

11,54011,825

Median household income

$68,845$82,422

Median home value

$375,800$493,700

Median gross rent

$1,237$1,568

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakland	Wallington
Under 5	5.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	15.6%
35 to 44	12.8%	16.6%
45 to 54	15.9%	15.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	10.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.0%
75 and over	7.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakland	Wallington
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	69.6%
Black or African American	1.3%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakland	Wallington
No high school diploma	3.4%	6.7%
High school graduate	19.8%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21.6%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakland	Wallington
Drove alone	71.3%	76.4%
Carpooled	4.7%	6.0%
Public transit	3.3%	6.9%
Walked	1.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	4.7%
Other means	0.6%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakland	Wallington
1-unit, detached	91.0%	22.9%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	45.5%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	19.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oakland	Wallington
Poverty rate	3.2%	12.1%
Average household size	2.85	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1960	1960