In addition, Folsom is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.
Even though Folsom is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding 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.
