In Wallington, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Wallington is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The population of Wallington is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Wallington's cultural character, accounting for 47.30% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in Wallington is Polish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Spanish.
