Dover

Population: 379
Median household income: $37,143
Median home value: $90,600

Dover is a community in Craven County, North Carolina, home to 379 residents. Its median household income of $37,143 runs below the Craven County figure of $64,635.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dover's population grew 57.9% from 240 to 379, while its median home value rose 18.4% from $76,500 to $90,600.

The median gross rent is $913. 8.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 379
Median age: 59.1 yrs
Median household income: $37,143
Median home value: $90,600
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 194
Homeownership rate: 64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

240379

Median household income

$40,625$37,143

Median home value

$76,500$90,600

Median gross rent

$713$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	240	$40,625	$76,500	$713
2020	283	$40,000	$83,000	$1,019
2021	334	$34,000	$82,100	$896
2022	441	$36,563	$88,200	$988
2023	379	$37,143	$90,600	$913

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 345.3%

35 to 444.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6425.1%

65 to 7424.5%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	3.4%
5 to 17	52	13.7%
18 to 24	25	6.6%
25 to 34	20	5.3%
35 to 44	15	4.0%
45 to 54	47	12.4%
55 to 64	95	25.1%
65 to 74	93	24.5%
75 and over	19	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	124	32.7%
Black or African American	226	59.6%
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	28	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.2%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	24.2%
High school graduate	102	35.3%
Some college or associate's	94	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	18	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	114	83.8%
Carpooled	15	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	10.9%
15 to 29 min	41	31.8%
30 to 44 min	58	45.0%
45 to 59 min	11	8.5%
60+ min	5	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 33.2% (126 of 379)

	Count	Share
Family households	101	59.4%
Nonfamily households	69	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	170	87.6%
Vacant	24	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	110	64.7%
Renter-occupied	60	35.3%

1-unit, detached77.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	151	77.8%
1-unit, attached	1	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	21.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3717660
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2155, -77.4338