Andover is a tiny borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 610 people and four associated neighborhoods, Andover is the 497th largest community in New Jersey. Andover has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Of important note, Andover is also a borough of artists. Andover has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Andover’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Andover, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.36 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small borough, Andover does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Andover are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.94% of adults in Andover have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Andover in 2022 was $41,119, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,476 for a family of four.
Andover is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Andover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Andover residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Andover also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.77% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Andover include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Egyptian.
Andover also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.11%.
The most common language spoken in Andover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.