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. Much of the housing stock in Andover was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs, Andover isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Andover are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Andover is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Andover who work in sales jobs (18.90%), office and administrative support (11.87%), and teaching (8.13%). 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. In Andover, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.36 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Andover's cultural character, accounting for 15.11% of the borough’s population. The most common language spoken in Andover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
