CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Flanders

New York · 3,231 residents · 11.5 sq mi

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Flanders is home to 3,231 people in New York. Median rent is $796 a month. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $131,500. The median household earns $37,271, about 24% above the national median. The population has fallen 11% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 49%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,231

−11%vs 2000

vs 3,646 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(284)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(212)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(297)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(216)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(136)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421%(677)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.2%(621)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(271)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(206)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(183)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(93)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(35)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,271

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,711 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,052

−28%vs 2000

vs $19,484 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$131,500

+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $116,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$796

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $884 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.2%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.8% in 2000

25.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.5%(2,317)

Black18.5%(676)

Hispanic / Latino13.8%(502)

Asian0.6%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.6%(2,541)

Black16.8%(544)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(157)

Asian1%(32)

Other3.5%(114)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American22.5%(1,490)

Guatemalan20.8%(1,373)

South American13.1%(863)

Ecuadorian7.4%(491)

Mexican5.9%(391)

Colombian5.2%(341)

Puerto Rican2.5%(167)

Honduran1.1%(76)

Salvadoran0.6%(41)

Peruvian0.5%(31)

Ancestry

German10.1%(667)

American9%(598)

Irish8.8%(581)

Italian7.7%(506)

Polish5.7%(375)

English3.5%(233)

Austrian1.6%(108)

French1.1%(73)

Brazilian1%(66)

Subsaharan African0.9%(62)

Lithuanian0.7%(47)

Swedish0.6%(39)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.6%(38)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(27)

Portuguese0.4%(25)

Dutch0.4%(24)

Greek0.3%(23)

Russian0.3%(18)

Arab0.2%(16)

West Indian0%(3)

Haitian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest South American population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.8%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.8%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 19.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.6%(892)

Married49.8%(1,408)

Widowed2.4%(67)

Divorced16.2%(459)

Women 15+

Never married34.5%(869)

Married49.8%(1,255)

Widowed5.6%(141)

Divorced10.1%(255)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.4%

−14.1 ptssince 2013

from 30.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.6%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.7%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.2%

+12.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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