COMPARING TWO PLACES
Flanders vs Hackettstown
PLACE A
Flanders, New York
VS
PLACE B
Hackettstown, New Jersey
Flanders is 35% smaller than Hackettstown. Hackettstown earns more, with a median household income $4,690 higher. Flanders has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 5%).
FLANDERSHACKETTSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population6,60910,185−35% vs Hackettstown
Population density5752,820−2,245
Population growth14.0%5.4%+8.6 pts
Median age36.437.4−1.0
Male53.9%48.4%+5.5 pts
Female46.1%51.6%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born37.0%16.5%+20.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.7%61.7%−24.1 pts
Black7.7%4.1%+3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino46.4%25.7%+20.8 pts
Asian0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Other8.2%2.6%+5.6 pts
Median household income$88,393$93,083−$4,690
Per capita income$33,967$41,766−$7,799
Poverty rate21.9%9.4%+12.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.385+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%37.5%−19.9 pts
Graduate degree7.8%14.7%−6.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%8.2%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation67.4%70.8%−3.4 pts
Median home value$419,600$361,600+$58,000
Median gross rent$2,311$1,469+$842
Owner-occupied65.6%57.8%+7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%0.9%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households78.3%44.6%+33.7 pts
Average commute33.630.6+3.0
Worked from home1.9%12.9%−11.0 pts
Public transit to work4.1%1.1%+3.1 pts
Uninsured16.4%10.5%+5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024