Andover is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 944 people and three associated neighborhoods, Andover is the 584th largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Andover was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Andover is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.58% of the Andover workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Andover is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Andover who work in sales jobs (19.00%), personal care services (7.17%), and office and administrative support (6.09%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.68% 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. Andover’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Andover has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Andover has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Andover than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Andover may be for you. As is often the case in a small village, Andover doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Andover have a very low rate of college education: just 8.45% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Andover in 2022 was $25,762, which is low income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,048 for a family of four. However, Andover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Andover include Irish, German, English, Dutch, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Andover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
