Dover Base Housing

Population: 3,026
Median household income: $71,181

Dover Base Housing, a community in Kent County, Delaware, has 3,026 residents. At $71,181, its median household income sits in line with Kent County's $72,872.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dover Base Housing's population declined 16.3% from 3,614 to 3,026, while its median household income rose 61.9% from $43,967 to $71,181.

82.8% of workers drive to work alone. 4.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,026
Median age: 25.5 yrs
Median household income: $71,181
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,953
Housing units: 1,268
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6143,026

Median household income

$43,967$71,181

Median gross rent

$1,568$1,953

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	3,614	$43,967	$1,568
2020	3,620	$50,445	$1,664
2021	3,135	$53,260	$1,700
2022	3,262	$67,174	$1,844
2023	3,026	$71,181	$1,953

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

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 1726.1%

18 to 2413.0%

25 to 3426.0%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 641.0%

65 to 741.8%

75 and over0.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	288	9.5%
5 to 17	790	26.1%
18 to 24	392	13.0%
25 to 34	787	26.0%
35 to 44	509	16.8%
45 to 54	169	5.6%
55 to 64	30	1.0%
65 to 74	53	1.8%
75 and over	8	0.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,688	55.8%
Black or African American	343	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	949	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate15.7%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree24.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	6.0%
High school graduate	245	15.7%
Some college or associate's	516	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	329	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	373	24.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,213	82.8%
Carpooled	214	14.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,060	74.3%
15 to 29 min	234	16.4%
30 to 44 min	102	7.1%
45 to 59 min	23	1.6%
60+ min	8	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 2.4% (73 of 2,986)

	Count	Share
Family households	923	81.5%
Nonfamily households	210	18.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,133	89.4%
Vacant	135	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	1,133	100.0%

1-unit, detached4.1%

1-unit, attached88.6%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	52	4.1%
1-unit, attached	1,124	88.6%
2 to 4 units	26	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	0.5%
Mobile home & other	60	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1021387
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.1163, -75.4830