Dover vs Wimauma

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

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

Wimauma has the higher population (13,003 vs 3,157 in Dover). Wimauma has the higher median household income ($58,708 vs $42,222 in Dover). Wimauma has the higher median home value ($334,400 vs $215,500 in Dover).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	Wimauma
Population	3,157	13,003
Median age	37.9 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,222	$58,708
Median home value	$215,500	$334,400
Median gross rent	$840	$1,259
Housing units	1,094	3,547
Homeownership rate	56.1%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	Wimauma
Population	2,938 → 3,157 (+7.5%)	8,358 → 13,003 (+55.6%)
Median household income	$33,818 → $42,222 (+24.9%)	$49,347 → $58,708 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$110,600 → $215,500 (+94.8%)	$159,600 → $334,400 (+109.5%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $840 (+32.1%)	$847 → $1,259 (+48.6%)

Dover

Population

2,9383,157

Median household income

$33,818$42,222

Median home value

$110,600$215,500

Median gross rent

$636$840

Wimauma

Population

8,35813,003

Median household income

$49,347$58,708

Median home value

$159,600$334,400

Median gross rent

$847$1,259

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	Wimauma
Under 5	5.8%	8.9%
5 to 17	22.1%	29.3%
18 to 24	5.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	16.9%
45 to 54	16.6%	8.2%
55 to 64	14.6%	6.9%
65 to 74	8.3%	3.9%
75 and over	3.5%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	Wimauma
White (non-Hispanic)	39.2%	23.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	58.8%	50.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	Wimauma
No high school diploma	43.0%	28.3%
High school graduate	28.3%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	Wimauma
Drove alone	51.7%	68.6%
Carpooled	18.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	5.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	13.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.2%	13.9%
Other means	2.3%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	Wimauma
1-unit, detached	62.9%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Dover	Wimauma
Poverty rate	35.5%	25.6%
Average household size	2.91	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	36	36
Median year structure built	1986	2013