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Dover, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $252,092 (it was $107,700 in 2000)
Dover:

$252,092
Delaware:

$337,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $189,020 - $315,304

Total population: 37,355 (Urban population: 31,935, Rural population: 535 (25 farm, 510 nonfarm))

Houses: 17,078 (15,790 occupied: 7,812 owner occupied, 8,355 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

52%
State:

26%

Housing density: 763 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $148,594.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,046 (lower quartile is $664, upper quartile is $1,266)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,410


Median gross rent in Dover, DE in 2022: $1,143

Housing units in Dover with a mortgage: 5,392 (590 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 453 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 83

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $93,880

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $72,106

Median monthly housing costs: $1,193

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Dover, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1980

Median year apartment built: 1993

Household type by relationship:

Households: 39,847
  • Male householders: 6,743 (2,551 living alone), Female householders: 8,746 (3,253 living alone)
  • 5,095 spouses (4,946 opposite-sex spouses), 1,231 unmarried partners, (1,212 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,028 children (8,460 natural, 155 adopted, 412 stepchildren), 1,141 grandchildren, 443 brothers or sisters, 622 parents, 6 foster children, 672 other relatives, 2,079 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,035

Size of family households: 3,999 2-persons, 1,759 3-persons, 1,607 4-persons, 1,029 5-persons, 305 6-persons, 299 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,039 1-person, 861 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 27 5-persons.

2,390 married couples with children.
4,121 single-parent households (693 men, 3,428 women).

88.5% of residents of Dover speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4,105 (10.3%)
(52.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.1
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dover, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dover, Delaware
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1241 bedroom
  • 9922 bedrooms
  • 3,8503 bedrooms
  • 2,3644 bedrooms
  • 4825+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dover, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dover, Delaware
  • 175no bedroom
  • 1,8821 bedroom
  • 3,8312 bedrooms
  • 2,1213 bedrooms
  • 1144 bedrooms
  • 2325+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Dover in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dover in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 295no vehicle
  • 2,7501 vehicle
  • 3,0632 vehicles
  • 1,2523 vehicles
  • 3384 vehicles
  • 1145+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Dover in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dover in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,656no vehicle
  • 4,2021 vehicle
  • 1,8742 vehicles
  • 4173 vehicles
  • 1814 vehicles
  • 265+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dover, Delaware
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dover, Delaware
  • 01 room
  • 612 rooms
  • 2613 rooms
  • 4554 rooms
  • 9535 rooms
  • 1,3876 rooms
  • 1,4927 rooms
  • 1,4848 rooms
  • 1,7199+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dover, Delaware
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dover, Delaware
  • 1751 room
  • 3192 rooms
  • 1,5163 rooms
  • 3,1884 rooms
  • 1,2345 rooms
  • 9526 rooms
  • 4917 rooms
  • 2728 rooms
  • 2099+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Dover, DE
Dover city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Dover, DE household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Dover, DE in 2022
  • 801Less than $10,000
  • 1,521$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,696$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,686$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,111$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,259$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,670$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,365$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,702$100,000 to $124,999
  • 869$125,000 to $149,999
  • 827$150,000 to $199,999
  • 482$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Dover, DE

  • Distribution of house value in Dover, DE in 2022
  • 260Less than $10,000
  • 22$10,000 to $14,999
  • 19$15,000 to $19,999
  • 43$20,000 to $24,999
  • 38$35,000 to $39,999
  • 20$40,000 to $49,999
  • 42$50,000 to $59,999
  • 112$60,000 to $69,999
  • 103$70,000 to $79,999
  • 135$80,000 to $89,999
  • 10$90,000 to $99,999
  • 311$100,000 to $124,999
  • 257$125,000 to $149,999
  • 298$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,000$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,195$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,127$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,348$300,000 to $399,999
  • 719$400,000 to $499,999
  • 375$500,000 to $749,999
  • 21$750,000 to $999,999
  • 53$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 5$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 19$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Dover, DE

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Dover, DE in 2022
  • 53Less than $100
  • 26$100 to $149
  • 143$200 to $249
  • 173$250 to $299
  • 93$300 to $349
  • 135$350 to $399
  • 182$400 to $449
  • 213$450 to $499
  • 67$500 to $549
  • 175$550 to $599
  • 46$600 to $649
  • 482$650 to $699
  • 83$700 to $749
  • 256$750 to $799
  • 562$800 to $899
  • 772$900 to $999
  • 1,664$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,411$1,250 to $1,499
  • 407$1,500 to $1,999
  • 58$2,000 to $2,499
  • 11$2,500 to $2,999
  • 214No cash rent
Work and jobs in Dover: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.1%
Number of people working at home: 897 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 569
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,400
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,124
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,175
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,816
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 680
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,626
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 289
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 355
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,146
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,351
  • 90 or more minutes: 393
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Dover

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 30,830 (84.4%)
  • Carpooled: 2,659 (7.3%)
  • Bus: 408 (1.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 1 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 6 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 12 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 394 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 90 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 908 (2.5%)
  • Worked at home: 897 (2.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 9.0%Males
  • 4.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 12.7%Males
  • 10.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 11.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 0.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 7.4%Females
Races in Dover detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dover, Delaware
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dover, Delaware
  • 1,3632010 or later
  • 1,1532000 to 2009
  • 6461990 to 1999
  • 3901980 to 1989
  • 2361970 to 1979
  • 447Before 1970
Ancestries in Dover, DE

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 1,334 (6.0%)
  • English: 1,021 (4.6%)
  • Irish: 830 (3.8%)
  • German: 740 (3.4%)
  • Italian: 674 (3.1%)
  • Haitian: 661 (3.0%)
  • European: 302 (1.4%)
  • Ghanaian: 289 (1.3%)
  • Jamaican: 264 (1.2%)
  • African: 199 (0.9%)
  • Greek: 193 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 150 (0.7%)
  • French: 132 (0.6%)
  • Polish: 125 (0.6%)
  • Nigerian: 122 (0.6%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 110 (0.5%)
  • Hungarian: 110 (0.5%)
  • Liberian: 87 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 78 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 68 (0.3%)
  • Moroccan: 56 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 56 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 50 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 35 (0.2%)
  • British: 33 (0.1%)
  • Guyanese: 32 (0.1%)
  • Yugoslavian: 29 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 27 (0.1%)
  • West Indian: 26 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 25 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 24 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 23 (0.1%)
  • Macedonian: 21 (0.10%)
  • Norwegian: 19 (0.09%)
  • Russian: 19 (0.09%)
  • Barbadian: 18 (0.08%)
  • Welsh: 17 (0.08%)
  • Slovak: 15 (0.07%)
  • Ukrainian: 14 (0.06%)
  • Brazilian: 8 (0.04%)
  • Northern European: 5 (0.02%)
  • Israeli: 4 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Haiti
Dover:

15.3% (589)
Delaware:

3.8% (3,686)

Philippines
Dover:

9.3% (356)
Delaware:

3.2% (3,065)

Liberia
Dover:

8.9% (342)
Delaware:

1.4% (1,373)

Ghana
Dover:

6.1% (236)
Delaware:

1.6% (1,557)

Mexico
Dover:

5.3% (203)
Delaware:

15.3% (14,887)

Greece
Dover:

4.4% (167)
Delaware:

0.5% (451)

India
Dover:

4.3% (165)
Delaware:

11.6% (11,288)

Korea
Dover:

4.3% (164)
Delaware:

1.7% (1,635)

Peru
Dover:

3.9% (151)
Delaware:

0.6% (577)

El Salvador
Dover:

3.1% (119)
Delaware:

1.1% (1,038)

Nigeria
Dover:

2.8% (109)
Delaware:

3.0% (2,919)

Chile
Dover:

2.4% (94)
Delaware:

0.6% (553)

Jamaica
Dover:

2.4% (92)
Delaware:

3.8% (3,727)

Colombia
Dover:

2.3% (90)
Delaware:

1.3% (1,286)

Other Northern America
Dover:

2.3% (87)
Delaware:

0.2% (227)

Trinidad and Tobago
Dover:

2.2% (83)
Delaware:

1.4% (1,386)

Kenya
Dover:

1.7% (64)
Delaware:

1.8% (1,717)

Guyana
Dover:

1.7% (64)
Delaware:

0.7% (659)

Germany
Dover:

1.6% (62)
Delaware:

1.6% (1,552)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 16,538
  • Other state: 17,790
  • Northeast: 9,721
  • Midwest: 1,107
  • South: 5,780
  • West: 1,093

83.1% of Dover residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 13.3% lived in Delaware.


Dover:

83.1%
State average:

89.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 173
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1
  • 7th and 8th grade: 42
  • 9th grade: 100
  • 10th grade: 366
  • 11th grade: 262
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 298
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,886
  • Less than 1 year of college: 881
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,436
  • Associate degree: 876
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,432
  • Master's degree: 1,050
  • Professional school degree: 241
  • Doctorate degree: 146
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 173
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 37
  • 5th and 6th grade: 16
  • 7th and 8th grade: 85
  • 9th grade: 52
  • 10th grade: 263
  • 11th grade: 193
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 482
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,880
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,022
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,579
  • Associate degree: 1,779
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,897
  • Master's degree: 1,301
  • Professional school degree: 213
  • Doctorate degree: 106
Educational Attainment for Females
Dover marital status for males
Dover marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,307
  • One, attached: 2,297
  • Two: 527
  • 3 or 4: 734
  • 5 to 9: 1,174
  • 10 to 19: 2,234
  • 20 to 49: 991
  • 50 or more: 848
  • Mobile homes: 910
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 52
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Dover
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Dover, DE
  • 65.3%Utility gas
  • 18.2%Electricity
  • 10.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Dover, DE
  • 50.6%Electricity
  • 42.2%Utility gas
  • 5.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 186
Here:

4.9%
Delaware:

11.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 145
Here:

9.1%
Delaware:

12.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 746
Here:

15.2%
Delaware:

19.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
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