Dover Plains

Population: 1,077
Median household income: $62,813
Median home value: $264,000

Dover Plains is a community in Dutchess County, New York, home to 1,077 residents. The median household income of $62,813 is below the Dutchess County median ($97,273).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dover Plains's population declined 1.7% from 1,096 to 1,077, while its median home value rose 63.8% from $161,200 to $264,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 64.7% of the population. 80.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,077
Median age: 50.0 yrs
Median household income: $62,813
Median home value: $264,000
Median gross rent: $1,051
Housing units: 484
Homeownership rate: 48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0961,077

Median household income

$41,111$62,813

Median home value

$161,200$264,000

Median gross rent

$845$1,051

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,096	$41,111	$161,200	$845
2020	1,051	$34,967	$174,500	$798
2021	1,289	$43,125	$204,300	$782
2022	1,154	$58,750	$254,400	$1,037
2023	1,077	$62,813	$264,000	$1,051

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6429.8%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	5.5%
5 to 17	104	9.7%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	196	18.2%
35 to 44	125	11.6%
45 to 54	113	10.5%
55 to 64	321	29.8%
65 to 74	70	6.5%
75 and over	89	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	697	64.7%
Black or African American	15	1.4%
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	99	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	266	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.6%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's19.4%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	161	17.6%
High school graduate	369	40.4%
Some college or associate's	177	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	141	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	66	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 44 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit16.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	410	80.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	84	16.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59	11.9%
15 to 29 min	116	23.5%
30 to 44 min	146	29.6%
45 to 59 min	63	12.8%
60+ min	110	22.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 30.5% (328 of 1,077)

	Count	Share
Family households	264	64.9%
Nonfamily households	143	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	407	84.1%
Vacant	77	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	198	48.6%
Renter-occupied	209	51.4%

1-unit, detached44.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units24.6%

5 to 19 units17.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	215	44.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	119	24.6%
5 to 19 units	84	17.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	66	13.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3620841
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.7393, -73.5730