Latest news about poverty in Dover, DE collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
20.0% of Dover, DE residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 53.1% greater than the poverty level of 9.4% across the entire state of Delaware. 12.4% of high school graduates and 35.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 83.6%. For comparison, it was 34.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Dover, DE
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Dover:
20.0%
Whole state:
9.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Dover:
6.6%
Whole state:
4.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Dover:
21.3%
Delaware:
15.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 20.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Dover:
21.4%
Delaware:
22.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
83.6%
Residents above poverty level:
34.1%
Poverty by age in Dover, DE
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Dover,DE (percentage below poverty level)
17.4%Under 5 years
29.0%5 years
14.2%6 to 11 years
21.2%12 to 14 years
54.7%15 years
28.5%16 and 17 years
17.9%18 to 24 years
12.3%25 to 34 years
7.8%35 to 44 years
13.8%45 to 54 years
20.2%55 to 64 years
6.7%65 to 74 years
18.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Dover,DE (percentage below poverty level)
22.3%Under 5 years
12.8%5 years
35.9%6 to 11 years
22.0%12 to 14 years
31.6%15 years
46.1%16 and 17 years
29.9%18 to 24 years
9.9%25 to 34 years
15.6%35 to 44 years
11.5%45 to 54 years
13.7%55 to 64 years
16.7%65 to 74 years
13.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Dover,DE (% below half of poverty level)
8.9%Under 6 years
12.7%6 to 11 years
11.4%12 to 17 years
11.3%18 to 24 years
9.0%25 to 34 years
3.8%35 to 44 years
3.2%45 to 54 years
4.5%55 to 64 years
1.1%65 to 74 years
3.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Dover, DE
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dover, DE (%)
12.7%White
18.9%Black
64.9%American Indian
14.2%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
14.1%Other race
18.2%2+ races
18.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dover, DE (absolute numbers)
1,808White
2,663Black
149American Indian
182Asian
0Native Hawaiian
188Other race
9492+ races
645Hispanic
16.2%Below poverty level
83.8%Above poverty level
9.4%Below poverty level
90.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Dover, DE
Children below poverty level:
Dover, Delaware:
21.5%
State:
12.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Dover:
12.4%
Delaware:
6.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Dover:
35.5%
Delaware:
22.1%
19.9%Married-couple family
9.7%Male, no wife present
70.4%Female, no husband present
14.2%Worked full-time, year-round
30.9%Worked part-time
54.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
12.2%One full-time, other didn't work
10.4%Both worked part-time
5.9%One part-time, other didn't work
71.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.6%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
5.9%1990 to 1994
21.1%1980 to 1989
10.5%1970 to 1979
25.3%1960 to 1969
11.5%1950 to 1959
8.2%1940 to 1949
14.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
8.3%1995 to 1998
13.5%1990 to 1994
17.3%1980 to 1989
15.5%1970 to 1979
21.6%1960 to 1969
10.4%1950 to 1959
5.1%1940 to 1949
6.7%1939 or earlier
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