Flanders

Population: 6,388
Median household income: $91,806
Median home value: $387,100

Flanders, a community in Suffolk County, New York, has 6,388 residents. At $91,806, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $128,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Flanders's population grew 11.1% from 5,750 to 6,388, while its median home value rose 32.0% from $293,300 to $387,100.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 47.1% of the population. 72.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,388
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $91,806
Median home value: $387,100
Median gross rent: $2,239
Housing units: 2,291
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7506,388

Median household income

$87,311$91,806

Median home value

$293,300$387,100

Median gross rent

$1,889$2,239

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,750	$87,311	$293,300	$1,889
2020	5,170	$79,683	$330,700	$1,789
2021	6,380	$85,907	$336,800	$2,122
2022	6,411	$79,100	$376,300	$1,970
2023	6,388	$91,806	$387,100	$2,239

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 512.1%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	776	12.1%
5 to 17	748	11.7%
18 to 24	673	10.5%
25 to 34	990	15.5%
35 to 44	683	10.7%
45 to 54	402	6.3%
55 to 64	988	15.5%
65 to 74	722	11.3%
75 and over	406	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,638	41.3%
Black or African American	346	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.7%
Two or more races	348	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,010	47.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.6%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,240	29.6%
High school graduate	1,366	32.6%
Some college or associate's	900	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	379	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	306	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled20.3%

Public transit3.8%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,324	72.8%
Carpooled	647	20.3%
Public transit	121	3.8%
Walked	6	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	1.3%
Other means	53	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	465	14.8%
15 to 29 min	1,016	32.2%
30 to 44 min	552	17.5%
45 to 59 min	429	13.6%
60+ min	689	21.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 23.9% (1,524 of 6,388)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,415	66.1%
Nonfamily households	727	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,142	93.5%
Vacant	149	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,367	63.8%
Renter-occupied	775	36.2%

1-unit, detached94.0%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,153	94.0%
1-unit, attached	62	2.7%
2 to 4 units	29	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	22	1.0%
Mobile home & other	25	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3626121
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.88 sq mi
Center point: 40.8888, -72.6042

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