Dover

Population: 122
Median household income: $44,766
Median home value: $108,900

Dover is a community in Bureau County, Illinois, home to 122 residents. The median household income of $44,766 is below the Bureau County median ($65,894).

From 2019 to 2023, Dover's population declined 2.4% from 125 to 122, while its median home value rose 74.2% from $62,500 to $108,900.

13.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 122
Median age: 59.0 yrs
Median household income: $44,766
Median home value: $108,900
Median gross rent: $825
Housing units: 80
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

125122

Median household income

$33,438$44,766

Median home value

$62,500$108,900

Median gross rent

$1,031$825

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	125	$33,438	$62,500	$1,031
2020	141	$36,618	$102,500	—
2021	125	$39,531	$95,000	—
2022	107	$41,875	$107,100	—
2023	122	$44,766	$108,900	$825

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 174.9%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 545.7%

55 to 6431.1%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over18.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	4.1%
5 to 17	6	4.9%
18 to 24	6	4.9%
25 to 34	13	10.7%
35 to 44	11	9.0%
45 to 54	7	5.7%
55 to 64	38	31.1%
65 to 74	13	10.7%
75 and over	23	18.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	114	93.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's44.8%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	9.5%
High school graduate	34	32.4%
Some college or associate's	47	44.8%
Bachelor's degree	8	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone88.5%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	46	88.5%
Carpooled	4	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	48.1%
15 to 29 min	22	42.3%
30 to 44 min	2	3.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	3	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.77
Poverty rate: 16.4% (20 of 122)

	Count	Share
Family households	43	62.3%
Nonfamily households	26	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	69	86.3%
Vacant	11	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	56	81.2%
Renter-occupied	13	18.8%

1-unit, detached92.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	74	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1720526
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.27 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4342, -89.3958