Dover vs Rochester

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

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

Rochester has the higher population (121,638 vs 863 in Dover). Dover has the higher median household income ($112,500 vs $87,767 in Rochester). Rochester has the higher median home value ($287,500 vs $281,300 in Dover).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	Rochester
Population	863	121,638
Median age	28.6 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$112,500	$87,767
Median home value	$281,300	$287,500
Median gross rent	$852	$1,316
Housing units	290	53,595
Homeownership rate	88.4%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	50.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	Rochester
Population	763 → 863 (+13.1%)	115,557 → 121,638 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$75,568 → $112,500 (+48.9%)	$73,106 → $87,767 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$169,700 → $281,300 (+65.8%)	$200,100 → $287,500 (+43.7%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $852 (+26.2%)	$974 → $1,316 (+35.1%)

Dover

Population

763863

Median household income

$75,568$112,500

Median home value

$169,700$281,300

Median gross rent

$675$852

Rochester

Population

115,557121,638

Median household income

$73,106$87,767

Median home value

$200,100$287,500

Median gross rent

$974$1,316

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	Rochester
Under 5	7.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	32.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	16.0%
35 to 44	16.9%	14.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	8.5%	11.5%
65 to 74	2.5%	8.8%
75 and over	1.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	71.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	Rochester
No high school diploma	6.1%	5.5%
High school graduate	18.9%	18.9%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	Rochester
Drove alone	70.9%	65.5%
Carpooled	14.1%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	4.1%
Walked	3.7%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	10.6%	12.9%
Other means	0.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	Rochester
1-unit, detached	88.6%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	16.5%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Dover	Rochester
Poverty rate	4.5%	9.1%
Average household size	3.13	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	2000	1987