Barclay vs Oaklyn

A side-by-side comparison of Barclay and Oaklyn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barclay has the higher population (4,456 vs 3,934 in Oaklyn). Barclay has the higher median household income ($162,241 vs $81,514 in Oaklyn). Barclay has the higher median home value ($438,400 vs $245,000 in Oaklyn).

Population, income & housing

	Barclay	Oaklyn
Population	4,456	3,934
Median age	44.4 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$162,241	$81,514
Median home value	$438,400	$245,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,166
Housing units	1,667	1,829
Homeownership rate	97.7%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.3%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barclay	Oaklyn
Population	4,248 → 4,456 (+4.9%)	3,964 → 3,934 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$153,150 → $162,241 (+5.9%)	$72,879 → $81,514 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$344,300 → $438,400 (+27.3%)	$186,300 → $245,000 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$917 → $1,166 (+27.2%)

Barclay

Population

4,2484,456

Median household income

$153,150$162,241

Median home value

$344,300$438,400

Oaklyn

Population

3,9643,934

Median household income

$72,879$81,514

Median home value

$186,300$245,000

Median gross rent

$917$1,166

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barclay	Oaklyn
Under 5	6.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.0%
18 to 24	4.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.4%	15.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	16.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.4%
65 to 74	14.3%	8.7%
75 and over	9.3%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barclay	Oaklyn
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	80.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barclay	Oaklyn
No high school diploma	1.7%	4.5%
High school graduate	12.8%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	14.3%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	43.0%	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	28.2%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barclay	Oaklyn
Drove alone	58.5%	71.7%
Carpooled	4.5%	2.4%
Public transit	3.9%	7.3%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	30.3%	16.4%
Other means	2.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barclay	Oaklyn
1-unit, detached	98.4%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barclay	Oaklyn
Poverty rate	6.9%	7.1%
Average household size	2.72	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1962	1943