Even though Wallington is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The citizens of Wallington are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.06% of adults in Wallington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Wallington in 2022 was $42,203, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,812 for a family of four. However, Wallington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wallington is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Wallington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wallington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Wallington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.54% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wallington include Polish, Irish, Italian, German, and Ukrainian.
In addition, Wallington has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (47.30%).
The most common language spoken in Wallington is Polish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Spanish.
