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Dover, NJ
Demographic Data




Dover Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Dover Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

18,422

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.0%
5 - 17:
18.0%
18 - 24:
9.8%
25 - 34:
11.8%
35 - 54:
29.3%
55 - 64:
13.9%
Over 65 Years:
13.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
74.0%
74.0%
18.1%
18.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Dover
USA
$35,182
$35,182
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Dover
USA
$67,987
$67,987
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.2%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Administration
Construction
Accommodation
Transportation
Other
Real estate
Wholesale
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
14.6%
14.6%
13.1%
13.1%
12.8%
12.8%
11.4%
11.4%
10.1%
10.1%
9.1%
9.1%
8.1%
8.1%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
72.0%
72.0%
14.6%
14.6%
6.0%
6.0%
5.6%
5.6%
1.9%
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
Jamaican
English
Polish
German
Greek
European
African
Russian
Scottish
Haitian
Dutch
Austrian
Czech
Norwegian
Brazilian
Guyanese
French
Romanian
3.5%
3.5%
3.2%
3.2%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
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0.4%
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0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Tagalog
Pacific Island languages
French
Langs. of India
Portuguese
Korean
German/Yiddish
African languages
Vietnamese
Slavic languages
Native American languages
Chinese
Other Indo-European
Greek
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Other Asian languages
73.4%
73.4%
22.5%
22.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Dover Residents

50.1%


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