Oaklyn is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,923 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oaklyn is the 352nd largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Oaklyn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Oaklyn telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.20% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Oaklyn, a lot of people use a streetcar to get to work every day though Oaklyn is a relatively small borough. Those that ride a streetcar are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Oaklyn are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.35% of adults in Oaklyn have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Oaklyn in 2022 was $44,563, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,252 for a family of four. However, Oaklyn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Oaklyn is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Oaklyn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oaklyn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oaklyn include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Oaklyn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.