Dover, DE Demographic Data
Dover, DE Summary
Dover is located in Kent County in Delaware
- Population: 36,643
- Area: 23.44 sq. miles
- Land Area: 23.15 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.29 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,563.13 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 22.97 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dover, DE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
19,676
53%
50.8
Male
17,675
47%
49.2
Total Population
37,351
323,128,000
Dover, DE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,780
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,237
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,832
4.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,853
10.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4,993
13.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,470
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,657
9.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,704
9.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,901
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,635
4.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,712
7.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,715
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
862
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
29,223
78.2%
77.2
Female
15,660
53.6%
51.3
Male
13,563
46.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
25,117
67.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,218
16.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,289
14.2%
15.2
Female
3,239
61.2%
55.8
Male
2,050
38.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Dover, DE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
35,408
94.8%
96.8
White
17,146
45.9%
72.6
Black or African American
16,250
43.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
183
0.5%
0.8
Asian
1,023
2.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
194
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
209
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
316
0.8%
0.9
Japanese
20
0.1%
0.2
Korean
83
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
67
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
134
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
61
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
10
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
51
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
745
2.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,943
5.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,314
8.9%
17.8
Mexican
731
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,396
3.7%
1.7
Cuban
100
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,087
2.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
34,037
91.1%
82.2
Dover, DE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
741
3.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,852
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,766
26.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,236
24.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,642
7.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,696
17.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,723
12.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,593
12.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
19,063
88.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,419
29.7%
31.2
Dover, DE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
14,431
47.3%
33.7%
Now Married
9,959
32.7%
47.5
Divorced
3,526
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
583
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
2,003
6.6
5.8%
Dover, DE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
30,608
88.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,963
11.5%
21.6%
Spanish
1,674
4.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,178
3.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
804
2.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
307
0.9%
1.1%
Dover, DE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,060
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
980
7.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,416
10.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,578
11.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,967
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,539
19.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,807
13.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,231
9.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
351
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
328
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
46,355
57,617
Per capita income
22,707
31,128
Dover, DE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
40
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,322
14.7%
9.8
Construction
501
3.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,784
30.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
759
4.8%
6.6
Information
172
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,057
6.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
820
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,051
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
1,353
8.6%
4.6
Retail trade
2,090
13.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
704
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
156
1.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
776
4.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,462
34.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,169
13.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,516
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,886
24.6%
18.1%
Dover, DE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
16,230
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
12,697
78.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,710
10.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
308
1.9%
5.1
Walked
645
4.0%
2.7
Other means
213
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
657
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.4
26.6
Dover, DE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,593
12.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,074
38.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,670
35.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,920
14.5%
21.0
Dover, DE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
13,257
90.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,652
50.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,605
49.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,331
9.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Dover, DE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,588
1 room
262
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
136
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
1,744
12.0%
9.1
4 rooms
2,801
19.2%
16.5
5 rooms
2,474
17.0%
19.8
6 rooms
2,429
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,831
12.6%
12.0
8 rooms
1,429
9.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,482
10.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dover, DE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,588
1-unit, detached
6,962
47.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,354
16.1%
5.9
2-units
208
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
543
3.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
805
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,910
13.1%
4.4
20 or more units
1,241
8.5%
9.0
Mobile home
524
3.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
41
0.3%
0.1
Dover, DE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,004
6.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
615
4.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,406
9.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,178
14.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,812
12.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,075
14.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,856
19.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,033
13.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
561
3.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
48
0.3%
1.4%
Dover, DE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,406
63.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
354
2.7%
4.7
Electricity
3,052
23.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,290
9.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
83
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
42
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
30
0.2%
1.1
Dover, DE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,532
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
48
1.1%
7.0%
Less than $500
60
1.3%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
167
3.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
302
6.7%
11.8%
$500 to $999
747
16.5%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,513
33.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,695
37.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,710
37.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
743
16.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
489
10.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
344
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,231
27.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
Dover, DE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,384
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
22
0.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
75
1.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
576
9.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
775
12.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,340
36.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,596
40.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
221
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
982
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
568
8.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
730
11.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
724
11.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
777
12.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
504
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,061
48.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
241
0.0%
0.0%
Dover, DE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,652
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
394
5.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
470
7.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,603
24.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,954
29.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,667
25.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
454
6.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
87
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
23
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
172,000
205,000
