Dover vs Wrightsville

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

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

Wrightsville has the higher population (2,188 vs 2,004 in Dover). Dover has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $72,727 in Wrightsville). Dover has the higher median home value ($192,200 vs $164,800 in Wrightsville).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	Wrightsville
Population	2,004	2,188
Median age	41.7 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,500	$72,727
Median home value	$192,200	$164,800
Median gross rent	$1,102	$1,029
Housing units	853	864
Homeownership rate	69.8%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	Wrightsville
Population	2,217 → 2,004 (-9.6%)	2,419 → 2,188 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$76,618 → $77,500 (+1.2%)	$54,205 → $72,727 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$147,300 → $192,200 (+30.5%)	$120,400 → $164,800 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$894 → $1,102 (+23.3%)	$842 → $1,029 (+22.2%)

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

Wrightsville

Population

2,4192,188

Median household income

$54,205$72,727

Median home value

$120,400$164,800

Median gross rent

$842$1,029

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	Wrightsville
Under 5	5.0%	8.5%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	14.6%	17.1%
45 to 54	18.6%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.7%	8.3%
75 and over	6.9%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	Wrightsville
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	79.8%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.9%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.5%	12.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	Wrightsville
No high school diploma	11.3%	8.3%
High school graduate	42.3%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	Wrightsville
Drove alone	78.8%	80.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	10.2%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	Wrightsville
1-unit, detached	64.4%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	30.7%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Dover	Wrightsville
Poverty rate	5.9%	7.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1972	1940