Andover is a tiny borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 603 people and four associated neighborhoods, Andover is the 497th largest community in New Jersey. Andover has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Andover is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Andover is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Andover who work in sales jobs (16.93%), teaching (11.67%), and office and administrative support (8.70%). Also of interest is that Andover 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: 11.11% 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. The overall crime rate in Andover is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Andover, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.43 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Andover are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.95% of adults in Andover 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 Andover in 2022 was $40,985, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,940 for a family of four. However, Andover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Andover is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Andover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Andover residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Andover include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Egyptian. The most common language spoken in Andover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Portuguese.
