Dover is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Dover enrolled in college, Dover has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
In terms of college education, Dover is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.21% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Dover in 2022 was $29,796, which is lower middle income relative to Delaware, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,184 for a family of four. However, Dover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dover is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dover residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Dover include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Haitian.
The most common language spoken in Dover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
