COMPARING TWO PLACES
Flanders vs Hopatcong
PLACE A
Flanders, New York
VS
PLACE B
Hopatcong, New Jersey
Flanders is 55% smaller than Hopatcong. Hopatcong earns more, with a median household income $27,365 higher. Flanders has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -5%).
FLANDERSHOPATCONGDIFFERENCE
Total population6,60914,824−55% vs Hopatcong
Population density5751,362−788
Population growth14.0%-5.2%+19.2 pts
Median age36.441.0−4.6
Male53.9%52.1%+1.7 pts
Female46.1%47.9%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born37.0%14.6%+22.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.7%68.3%−30.6 pts
Black7.7%1.7%+6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino46.4%23.6%+22.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other8.2%4.1%+4.2 pts
Median household income$88,393$115,758−$27,365
Per capita income$33,967$56,016−$22,049
Poverty rate21.9%4.2%+17.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.384+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%34.6%−17.0 pts
Graduate degree7.8%12.8%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%2.9%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation67.4%75.2%−7.8 pts
Median home value$419,600$340,700+$78,900
Median gross rent$2,311$1,777+$534
Owner-occupied65.6%87.1%−21.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%8.2%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households78.3%45.3%+33.0 pts
Average commute33.636.9−3.2
Worked from home1.9%15.9%−14.0 pts
Public transit to work4.1%1.4%+2.8 pts
Uninsured16.4%4.2%+12.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024