Dover

Population: 2,386
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,230,600

Dover, a community in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, has 2,386 residents. At $250,001, its median household income sits above Norfolk County's $126,497.

From 2019 to 2023, Dover's population declined 6.0% from 2,539 to 2,386, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $951,800 to $1,230,600.

The median resident is 46.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,386
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,230,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 792
Homeownership rate: 97.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 83.8%
Unemployment rate: 13.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5392,386

Median household income

$216,250$250,001

Median home value

$951,800$1,230,600

Median gross rent

$3,125$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,539	$216,250	$951,800	$3,125
2020	2,518	$217,284	$986,000	—
2021	2,413	$227,375	$1,020,700	$3,141
2022	2,512	$250,001	$1,178,500	$3,501
2023	2,386	$250,001	$1,230,600	—

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 343.2%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5418.9%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	2.6%
5 to 17	520	21.8%
18 to 24	254	10.6%
25 to 34	77	3.2%
35 to 44	216	9.1%
45 to 54	452	18.9%
55 to 64	373	15.6%
65 to 74	313	13.1%
75 and over	118	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,790	75.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	306	12.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	54	2.3%
Two or more races	210	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate3.1%

Some college or associate's11.8%

Bachelor's degree39.6%

Graduate or professional degree44.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	1.3%
High school graduate	48	3.1%
Some college or associate's	183	11.8%
Bachelor's degree	613	39.6%
Graduate or professional degree	685	44.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone50.6%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit3.9%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home34.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	559	50.6%
Carpooled	84	7.6%
Public transit	43	3.9%
Walked	24	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	384	34.8%
Other means	11	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	64	8.9%
15 to 29 min	122	16.9%
30 to 44 min	166	23.0%
45 to 59 min	195	27.0%
60+ min	174	24.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.06
Poverty rate: 2.8% (67 of 2,374)

	Count	Share
Family households	680	87.1%
Nonfamily households	101	12.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	781	98.6%
Vacant	11	1.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	761	97.4%
Renter-occupied	20	2.6%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	792	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2517370
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 42.2467, -71.2681