Dover vs New Philadelphia

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

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

New Philadelphia has the higher population (17,563 vs 13,094 in Dover). Dover has the higher median household income ($61,918 vs $60,932 in New Philadelphia). Dover has the higher median home value ($172,600 vs $164,600 in New Philadelphia).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	New Philadelphia
Population	13,094	17,563
Median age	40.4 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,918	$60,932
Median home value	$172,600	$164,600
Median gross rent	$1,004	$866
Housing units	5,855	8,373
Homeownership rate	60.0%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	New Philadelphia
Population	12,774 → 13,094 (+2.5%)	17,446 → 17,563 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$56,898 → $61,918 (+8.8%)	$44,603 → $60,932 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$133,500 → $172,600 (+29.3%)	$126,100 → $164,600 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$849 → $1,004 (+18.3%)	$792 → $866 (+9.3%)

Dover

Population

12,77413,094

Median household income

$56,898$61,918

Median home value

$133,500$172,600

Median gross rent

$849$1,004

New Philadelphia

Population

17,44617,563

Median household income

$44,603$60,932

Median home value

$126,100$164,600

Median gross rent

$792$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	New Philadelphia
Under 5	2.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	21.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	9.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.4%
75 and over	11.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	New Philadelphia
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	New Philadelphia
No high school diploma	7.8%	9.2%
High school graduate	39.0%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	New Philadelphia
Drove alone	79.6%	85.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.3%	7.1%
Other means	3.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	New Philadelphia
1-unit, detached	69.7%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	6.9%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Dover	New Philadelphia
Poverty rate	11.1%	15.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1968	1962