Dover is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 33,416 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Dover is the fifth largest community in New Hampshire. Housing costs in Dover are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Hampshire.Dover is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.36% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Dover is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dover who work in management occupations (11.06%), sales jobs (10.22%), and office and administrative support (9.78%). Also of interest is that Dover has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Dover is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. If knowledge is power, Dover is a pretty powerful place. 50.65% of the adults in Dover have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Dover in 2022 was $52,752, which is upper middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $211,008 for a family of four. However, Dover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dover is a somewhat 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 White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dover include Irish, English, German, French, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Dover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
