Flanders, NY

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Flanders, New York

Flanders, New York is 30 miles SE of West Haven, Connecticut (center to center) and 72 miles E of New York, New York. It is in Suffolk county. The town is part of the Nassau - Suffolk metro area. The population of Flanders is 3,646.

The People and Families of Flanders

In Flanders, about 45% of adults are married. The size of households in Flanders is larger than most.

Approximately 29% of Flanders is non-white. Flanders is home to people of a variety of races.

It's notable that men are disproportionately common in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Flanders had a median family income of $49,031.

Flanders Housing

Of the housing in Flanders, approximately 71% is occupied by their owners. A good bit of the housing in the town is used seasonally or for leisure or vacation purposes.

Commuting

In Flanders, 87% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Flanders strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 12%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Flanders, NY

Comparing Flanders to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	30 miles SE of West Haven, Connecticut (center to center)
Nearest Large City	72 miles E of New York, New York
County	Suffolk
Metro Area	Nassau - Suffolk
Standard Zip Codes	11901
Phone Area Codes	631
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.903
Longitude	-72.617

Station	RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM
Distance	6.8 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 39 F
Apr Temp	40 to 59 F
Jul Temp	65 to 84 F
Oct Temp	47 to 65 F
Annual Precip	46.8 inches

Station	GREENPORT POWER HOUSE
Distance	18.9 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 55 F
Jul Temp	66 to 80 F
Oct Temp	48 to 63 F
Annual Precip	45.9 inches

Station	BRIDGEPORT SIKORSKY AP
Distance	32.5 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 37 F
Apr Temp	41 to 57 F
Jul Temp	66 to 82 F
Oct Temp	46 to 63 F
Annual Precip	44.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	3,646	100%
Male	1,851	50.8%
Female	1,795	49.2%
Under 18	1,013	27.8%
18+	2,633	72.2%
65+	324	8.9%
Median Age	34.5
Average Family Size	3.27
White	2,597	71.2%
African-American	725	19.9%
Asian	26	0.7%
American Indian & Alaskan	50	1.4%
Other	139	3.8%
Mixed Race	109	3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	502	13.8%
Median Family Income (1999)	$49,031
Population In Poverty	481	13.5%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	36.4%
Italian	18.5%
German	14.2%
Irish	9.3%
Polish	6%
US/American	3.9%
English	2%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Czech	1.2%
French Canadian	1.2%
Dutch	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	0.7%
West Indian	0.5%
African	0.5%
Danish	0.5%
Slovak	0.4%
European	0.4%
British	0.4%
Hungarian	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Swedish	0.3%
Russian	0.3%
Scottish	0.2%
Slavic	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Flanders	3,646	$49,031
Calverton	5,704	$44,342
East Moriches	4,550	$71,000
East Quogue	4,265	$67,734
Hampton Bays	12,236	$58,773
Mattituck	4,198	$63,370
Riverhead	10,513	$39,672

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