Flanders is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,832 people and two associated neighborhoods, Flanders is the 202nd largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Flanders are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.
Also of interest is that Flanders 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 Flanders telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.90% 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.
Flanders’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One downside of living in Flanders is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Flanders, the average commute to work is 30.69 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Flanders, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Flanders is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.08% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Flanders in 2022 was $66,489, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $265,956 for a family of four.
Flanders is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Flanders home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Flanders residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Flanders also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.34% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Flanders include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Flanders's cultural character, accounting for 15.78% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Flanders is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.