Camden vs Dover

A side-by-side comparison of Camden and Dover: population, income, housing, and more.

Camden and Dover are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dover has the higher population (39,491 vs 4,011 in Camden). Camden has the higher median household income ($61,895 vs $58,336 in Dover). Camden has the higher median home value ($268,800 vs $248,500 in Dover).

Population, income & housing

	Camden	Dover
Population	4,011	39,491
Median age	35.9 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,895	$58,336
Median home value	$268,800	$248,500
Median gross rent	$1,463	$1,252
Housing units	1,740	16,659
Homeownership rate	80.1%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.8%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden	Dover
Population	3,484 → 4,011 (+15.1%)	37,523 → 39,491 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$65,568 → $61,895 (-5.6%)	$47,669 → $58,336 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$208,800 → $268,800 (+28.7%)	$175,300 → $248,500 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,623 → $1,463 (-9.9%)	$1,038 → $1,252 (+20.6%)

Camden

Population

3,4844,011

Median household income

$65,568$61,895

Median home value

$208,800$268,800

Median gross rent

$1,623$1,463

Dover

Population

37,52339,491

Median household income

$47,669$58,336

Median home value

$175,300$248,500

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,252

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camden	Dover
Under 5	6.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	16.2%
25 to 34	22.1%	13.3%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	4.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	10.2%
65 to 74	13.2%	8.6%
75 and over	10.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden	Dover
White (non-Hispanic)	48.1%	35.0%
Black or African American	38.2%	43.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.4%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden	Dover
No high school diploma	5.8%	9.6%
High school graduate	25.1%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden	Dover
Drove alone	75.7%	72.8%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.6%
Public transit	0.2%	1.9%
Walked	0.8%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden	Dover
1-unit, detached	87.1%	40.5%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	15.6%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	21.8%
20 or more units	1.0%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Camden	Dover
Poverty rate	6.3%	17.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	2002	1985