Dover vs New Bedford

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

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

Dover has the higher population (122 vs 48 in New Bedford). Dover has the higher median home value ($108,900 vs $73,800 in New Bedford). Since 2019, Dover's population has grown faster (-2.4% vs -23.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	New Bedford
Population	122	48
Median age	59.0 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,766	—
Median home value	$108,900	$73,800
Median gross rent	$825	—
Housing units	80	40
Homeownership rate	81.2%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	2.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	New Bedford
Population	125 → 122 (-2.4%)	63 → 48 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$33,438 → $44,766 (+33.9%)	$49,375 → $57,500 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $108,900 (+74.2%)	$63,300 → $73,800 (+16.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $825 (-20.0%)	—

Dover

Population

125122

Median household income

$33,438$44,766

Median home value

$62,500$108,900

Median gross rent

$1,031$825

New Bedford

Population

6348

Median household income

$49,375$57,500

Median home value

$63,300$73,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	New Bedford
Under 5	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	10.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	6.3%
35 to 44	9.0%	4.2%
45 to 54	5.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	31.1%	27.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	14.6%
75 and over	18.9%	25.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	New Bedford
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	New Bedford
No high school diploma	9.5%	27.9%
High school graduate	32.4%	60.5%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	9.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	New Bedford
Drove alone	88.5%	89.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	New Bedford
1-unit, detached	92.5%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Dover	New Bedford
Poverty rate	16.4%	8.3%
Average household size	1.77	1.45
Mean commute (minutes)	19	34
Median year structure built	1962	1938