Dover vs Spring Grove

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

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

Spring Grove has the higher population (2,100 vs 2,004 in Dover). Dover has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $66,136 in Spring Grove). Dover has the higher median home value ($192,200 vs $184,900 in Spring Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	Spring Grove
Population	2,004	2,100
Median age	41.7 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$77,500	$66,136
Median home value	$192,200	$184,900
Median gross rent	$1,102	$1,114
Housing units	853	856
Homeownership rate	69.8%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	Spring Grove
Population	2,217 → 2,004 (-9.6%)	2,081 → 2,100 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$76,618 → $77,500 (+1.2%)	$53,625 → $66,136 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$147,300 → $192,200 (+30.5%)	$165,500 → $184,900 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$894 → $1,102 (+23.3%)	$937 → $1,114 (+18.9%)

Dover

Population

2,2172,004

Median household income

$76,618$77,500

Median home value

$147,300$192,200

Median gross rent

$894$1,102

Spring Grove

Population

2,0812,100

Median household income

$53,625$66,136

Median home value

$165,500$184,900

Median gross rent

$937$1,114

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	Spring Grove
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.6%
45 to 54	18.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	12.1%
75 and over	6.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	Spring Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	86.8%
Black or African American	3.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.3%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	Spring Grove
No high school diploma	11.3%	8.7%
High school graduate	42.3%	49.1%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	Spring Grove
Drove alone	78.8%	72.5%
Carpooled	7.4%	14.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	10.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.7%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	Spring Grove
1-unit, detached	64.4%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	20.3%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dover	Spring Grove
Poverty rate	5.9%	12.7%
Average household size	2.48	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1972	1961