Flanders is a city of 6,609 people in New York. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 2,963 people. The foreign-born share is 37%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Renters pay $2,311 a month at the median. 21.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,393, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Flanders
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share4.9% → 46.4%(+41.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share76.0% → 37.7%(−38.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population3,231 → 6,609(+105%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)6.2%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.5%(105)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 259 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Flanders, decade by decade
Flanders population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,231
$89,453
$315,609
16.8%
48.8
2000
3,646
$85,091
$212,405
12.9%
67.7
2010
4,472
$98,220
$518,317
21.0%
79.6
2020
5,098
$96,579
$400,821
15.0%
73.4
2024
6,609
$88,393
$419,600
17.6%
78.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
