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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:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

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

38,594

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.7%
5 - 17:
14.9%
18 - 24:
17.4%
25 - 34:
13.6%
35 - 54:
22.2%
55 - 64:
10.0%
Over 65 Years:
17.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
13.6%
13.6%
89.0%
89.0%
26.2%
26.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Dover
USA
$29,796
$29,796
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Dover
USA
$54,438
$54,438
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

20.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Public Service
Transportation
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Construction
Finance
Arts
17.7%
17.7%
14.3%
14.3%
11.5%
11.5%
8.6%
8.6%
8.5%
8.5%
6.5%
6.5%
5.4%
5.4%
5.4%
5.4%
4.6%
4.6%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.8%
3.8%
2.3%
2.3%
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
41.0%
41.0%
38.8%
38.8%
9.3%
9.3%
7.3%
7.3%
3.2%
3.2%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
Italian
Haitian
Polish
Jamaican
Scottish
French
European
Greek
African
Ghanian
Dutch
Scots-Irish
Swedish
British
French Canadian
Welsh
Hungarian
9.4%
9.4%
8.3%
8.3%
7.8%
7.8%
4.1%
4.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
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
Korean
Other Asian languages
Native American languages
Langs. of India
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Pacific Island languages
West Germanic languages
Arabic
Urdu
Hungarian
Navajo
Vietnamese
88.3%
88.3%
5.2%
5.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
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

9.7%


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