Magnolia vs Oaklyn

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

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

Magnolia has the higher population (4,360 vs 3,934 in Oaklyn). Magnolia has the higher median household income ($89,489 vs $81,514 in Oaklyn). Oaklyn has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $221,100 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Magnolia	Oaklyn
Population	4,360	3,934
Median age	35.5 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$89,489	$81,514
Median home value	$221,100	$245,000
Median gross rent	$1,204	$1,166
Housing units	1,910	1,829
Homeownership rate	70.5%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnolia	Oaklyn
Population	4,272 → 4,360 (+2.1%)	3,964 → 3,934 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $89,489 (+49.1%)	$72,879 → $81,514 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$159,600 → $221,100 (+38.5%)	$186,300 → $245,000 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,034 → $1,204 (+16.4%)	$917 → $1,166 (+27.2%)

Magnolia

Population

4,2724,360

Median household income

$60,000$89,489

Median home value

$159,600$221,100

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,204

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)

	Magnolia	Oaklyn
Under 5	6.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.4%	15.0%
18 to 24	3.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	21.0%	15.5%
35 to 44	10.7%	16.0%
45 to 54	13.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	9.7%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	8.7%
75 and over	6.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnolia	Oaklyn
White (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	80.9%
Black or African American	16.4%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.8%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnolia	Oaklyn
No high school diploma	7.1%	4.5%
High school graduate	39.8%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnolia	Oaklyn
Drove alone	75.0%	71.7%
Carpooled	2.7%	2.4%
Public transit	5.6%	7.3%
Walked	3.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.5%
Worked from home	12.7%	16.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnolia	Oaklyn
1-unit, detached	73.9%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	7.1%
20 or more units	15.4%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Magnolia	Oaklyn
Poverty rate	5.3%	7.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1962	1943