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Dover, NJ
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Dover profile


Living in Dover



Dover is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 18,422 people and four associated neighborhoods, Dover is the 110th largest community in New Jersey.

The education level of Dover citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.10% of adults 25 and older in Dover have a college degree.

The per capita income in Dover in 2018 was $35,182, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,728 for a family of four. However, Dover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dover is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dover, accounting for 72.04% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dover residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dover include Italian, Irish, Jamaican, English, and Polish.

In addition, Dover has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (50.08%).

The most common language spoken in Dover is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.