Because of many things, Flanders is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Flanders a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Flanders has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Flanders’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
The education level of Flanders ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Flanders, 46.02% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Flanders in 2022 was $65,030, 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 $260,120 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 15.81% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Flanders include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Flanders is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
