In addition, Folsom is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Despite being a small town, Folsom has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
In terms of college education, Folsom is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.91% of adults in Folsom have a college degree.
The per capita income in Folsom in 2022 was $40,940, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,760 for a family of four. However, Folsom contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Folsom home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Folsom residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Folsom include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Folsom is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Greek.
