Dover vs Somersworth

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

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

Dover has the higher population (33,070 vs 12,060 in Somersworth). Dover has the higher median household income ($92,748 vs $79,677 in Somersworth). Dover has the higher median home value ($398,500 vs $295,800 in Somersworth).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	Somersworth
Population	33,070	12,060
Median age	37.6 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$92,748	$79,677
Median home value	$398,500	$295,800
Median gross rent	$1,540	$1,410
Housing units	15,439	5,677
Homeownership rate	51.3%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.2%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	Somersworth
Population	31,577 → 33,070 (+4.7%)	11,925 → 12,060 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$71,631 → $92,748 (+29.5%)	$66,663 → $79,677 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$264,700 → $398,500 (+50.5%)	$184,700 → $295,800 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,156 → $1,540 (+33.2%)	$1,071 → $1,410 (+31.7%)

Dover

Population

31,57733,070

Median household income

$71,631$92,748

Median home value

$264,700$398,500

Median gross rent

$1,156$1,540

Somersworth

Population

11,92512,060

Median household income

$66,663$79,677

Median home value

$184,700$295,800

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,410

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	Somersworth
Under 5	4.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	18.5%	19.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.5%
55 to 64	11.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.5%
75 and over	7.6%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	Somersworth
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	82.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.3%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	Somersworth
No high school diploma	3.7%	5.1%
High school graduate	20.2%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	Somersworth
Drove alone	71.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	4.9%	7.5%
Public transit	2.4%	2.5%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	10.7%
Other means	1.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	Somersworth
1-unit, detached	41.5%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	25.2%
5 to 19 units	15.5%	7.9%
20 or more units	15.4%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Dover	Somersworth
Poverty rate	8.1%	11.4%
Average household size	2.14	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1975	1970