Dover vs Harrington

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

Dover and Harrington 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 3,805 in Harrington). Harrington has the higher median household income ($72,606 vs $58,336 in Dover). Dover has the higher median home value ($248,500 vs $222,100 in Harrington).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	Harrington
Population	39,491	3,805
Median age	35.1 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,336	$72,606
Median home value	$248,500	$222,100
Median gross rent	$1,252	$1,136
Housing units	16,659	1,669
Homeownership rate	47.0%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	Harrington
Population	37,523 → 39,491 (+5.2%)	3,652 → 3,805 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$47,669 → $58,336 (+22.4%)	$50,160 → $72,606 (+44.7%)
Median home value	$175,300 → $248,500 (+41.8%)	$181,300 → $222,100 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,038 → $1,252 (+20.6%)	$936 → $1,136 (+21.4%)

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

Harrington

Population

3,6523,805

Median household income

$50,160$72,606

Median home value

$181,300$222,100

Median gross rent

$936$1,136

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	Harrington
Under 5	4.8%	12.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	20.3%
18 to 24	16.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.3%	19.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.2%	8.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	4.8%
75 and over	9.0%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	Harrington
White (non-Hispanic)	35.0%	70.3%
Black or African American	43.9%	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	Harrington
No high school diploma	9.6%	8.7%
High school graduate	30.9%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	Harrington
Drove alone	72.8%	82.2%
Carpooled	8.6%	3.6%
Public transit	1.9%	1.6%
Walked	6.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	9.1%
Other means	1.1%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	Harrington
1-unit, detached	40.5%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	15.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	21.8%	14.8%
20 or more units	10.7%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Dover	Harrington
Poverty rate	17.5%	10.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1985	1969