Dover is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,893 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dover is the 226th largest community in Tennessee.Dover is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dover is a city of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dover who work in food service (14.18%), management occupations (12.74%), and teaching (9.08%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Dover, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Dover has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Overall, Dover’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Dover is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Dover who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.00% of adults in Dover have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Dover in 2022 was $33,303, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,212 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dover include English, Irish, German, European, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Dover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
