Dover vs Marion

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

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

Dover has the higher population (863 vs 308 in Marion). Dover has the higher median home value ($281,300 vs $235,800 in Marion). Since 2019, Dover's population has grown faster (+13.1% vs -5.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	Marion
Population	863	308
Median age	28.6 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$112,500	—
Median home value	$281,300	$235,800
Median gross rent	$852	—
Housing units	290	129
Homeownership rate	88.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	Marion
Population	763 → 863 (+13.1%)	326 → 308 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$75,568 → $112,500 (+48.9%)	$111,750 → $119,500 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$169,700 → $281,300 (+65.8%)	$304,300 → $235,800 (-22.5%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $852 (+26.2%)	—

Dover

Population

763863

Median household income

$75,568$112,500

Median home value

$169,700$281,300

Median gross rent

$675$852

Marion

Population

326308

Median household income

$111,750$119,500

Median home value

$304,300$235,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	Marion
Under 5	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	32.3%	25.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	1.9%
35 to 44	16.9%	14.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	8.4%
55 to 64	8.5%	18.2%
65 to 74	2.5%	2.3%
75 and over	1.9%	21.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	86.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	Marion
No high school diploma	6.1%	4.9%
High school graduate	18.9%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	Marion
Drove alone	70.9%	96.0%
Carpooled	14.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	4.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	Marion
1-unit, detached	88.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dover	Marion
Poverty rate	4.5%	9.7%
Average household size	3.13	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	2000	1948