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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Overall, Flanders’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

In Flanders, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.69 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

If knowledge is power, Flanders is a pretty powerful place. 50.08% of the adults in Flanders have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

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.