Dover

Population: 39,491
Median household income: $58,336
Median home value: $248,500

Dover, a community in Kent County, Delaware, has 39,491 residents. At $58,336, its median household income sits below Kent County's $72,872.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dover's population grew 5.2% from 37,523 to 39,491, while its median home value rose 41.8% from $175,300 to $248,500.

17.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,491
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,336
Median home value: $248,500
Median gross rent: $1,252
Housing units: 16,659
Homeownership rate: 47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,52339,491

Median household income

$47,669$58,336

Median home value

$175,300$248,500

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,252

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,523	$47,669	$175,300	$1,038
2020	37,872	$48,500	$182,100	$1,066
2021	38,940	$51,073	$197,600	$1,092
2022	38,879	$54,438	$222,800	$1,165
2023	39,491	$58,336	$248,500	$1,252

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2416.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,906	4.8%
5 to 17	6,134	15.5%
18 to 24	6,400	16.2%
25 to 34	5,244	13.3%
35 to 44	4,839	12.3%
45 to 54	3,992	10.1%
55 to 64	4,039	10.2%
65 to 74	3,401	8.6%
75 and over	3,536	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,819	35.0%
Black or African American	17,318	43.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	68	0.2%
Asian	1,090	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	343	0.9%
Two or more races	2,389	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,464	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,404	9.6%
High school graduate	7,735	30.9%
Some college or associate's	8,111	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,989	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,812	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit1.9%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,958	72.8%
Carpooled	1,524	8.6%
Public transit	344	1.9%
Walked	1,207	6.8%
Bicycle	8	0.0%
Worked from home	1,547	8.7%
Other means	203	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,878	42.3%
15 to 29 min	4,663	28.7%
30 to 44 min	1,620	10.0%
45 to 59 min	1,110	6.8%
60+ min	1,973	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 17.5% (6,232 of 35,601)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,468	54.8%
Nonfamily households	6,994	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,462	92.8%
Vacant	1,197	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,268	47.0%
Renter-occupied	8,194	53.0%

1-unit, detached40.5%

1-unit, attached15.6%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units21.8%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,741	40.5%
1-unit, attached	2,595	15.6%
2 to 4 units	1,198	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3,637	21.8%
20 or more units	1,783	10.7%
Mobile home & other	705	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1021200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.3 sq mi
Center point: 39.1606, -75.5217