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    Dover, DE
    Demographic Data



    Dover Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Dover Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    40,191

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    4.8%
    5 - 17:
    15.4%
    18 - 24:
    16.7%
    25 - 34:
    13.5%
    35 - 54:
    22.6%
    55 - 64:
    9.3%
    Over 65 Years:
    17.5%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    13.1%
    13.1%
    91.9%
    91.9%
    26.7%
    26.7%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Dover
    USA
    $31,743
    $31,743
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Dover
    USA
    $60,199
    $60,199
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    15.0%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Retail
    Education
    Manufacturing
    Accommodation
    Transportation
    Public Service
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Other
    Construction
    Finance
    Administration
    Arts
    17.4%
    17.4%
    12.6%
    12.6%
    11.3%
    11.3%
    7.5%
    7.5%
    7.4%
    7.4%
    7.1%
    7.1%
    6.7%
    6.7%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.8%
    4.8%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Black or African American
    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    44.8%
    44.8%
    34.1%
    34.1%
    10.7%
    10.7%
    7.4%
    7.4%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Irish
    German
    English
    Haitian
    Italian
    Polish
    Scottish
    Jamaican
    European
    Other Subsaharan African
    Welsh
    African
    French
    Greek
    British
    Scots-Irish
    Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    Swedish
    Dutch
    French Canadian
    8.8%
    8.8%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    7.2%
    7.2%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    French
    Tagalog
    African languages
    French Creole
    Polish
    Other Asian languages
    Native American languages
    Langs. of India
    German/Yiddish
    Arabic
    Korean
    Pacific Island languages
    West Germanic languages
    Thai
    Urdu
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    Vietnamese
    86.0%
    86.0%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Dover Residents

    10.9%

    Real Estate in Popular Dover Neighborhoods

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    Zip Codes in Dover, DE