Folsom is a city of 8,671 people in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 45% ahead of the Pennsylvania median. Density works out to 6,937 people per square mile. 3% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $113,064, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Folsom
What changed most since 1990
White share96.7% → 93.3%(−3.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.8% → 33.5%(+22.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.1%(71)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(66)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.5%(180)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 371 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Folsom, decade by decade
Folsom population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,173
$87,919
$255,607
10.8%
8.1
2000
8,072
$92,449
$215,866
19.8%
9.7
2010
8,323
$84,125
$296,921
23.4%
19.3
2020
8,287
$102,117
$258,407
30.9%
29.7
2024
8,671
$113,064
$280,100
33.5%
16.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
