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Dover, Delaware

Dover city, Delaware · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

GrowingKent County · 23.9 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025DoverPeer medianPctileSource
Population39,83737,19655
Population change (10 yr)8.2%5.5%71
Median household income$60,199$61,25636
Poverty rate15.0%16.9%27
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%24.8%64
Housing unit change (10 yr)13.0%7.1%71
Median owner-occupied home value$258,900$218,15082
Median gross rent$1,344$1,08573
Housing vacancy rate6.2%8.3%9
Worked from home9.0%9.1%45
Population, 2010–2024
DoverPeer median
Median household income, 2010–2024
DoverPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201720172024Peer median, latest span
Population+4.6%+7.4%+3.9%
Housing units-0.5%+11.5%+6.5%
Median household income+7.7%+21.0%+37.2%
Median owner-occupied home value-9.1%+48.0%+63.3%
Median gross rent+11.6%+35.2%+46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher+7.1%-9.8%+10.0%
Worked from home+116.8%+102.4%+285.0%
Poverty rate+13.4%-22.8%-12.4%
Establishment density · Kent County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars18.1US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail5.1US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services7.7US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services43.4US 29.5above US rate
Ambulatory health care18.2US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation7.9US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation2.5US 2.1above US rate
Construction20.5US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Goshen, IN8734,420+6.6%$59,18423.7%
Dalton, GA8634,538+3.6%$63,57724.3%
Sherman, TX8646,397$58,85924.2%
Fairborn, OH8634,534+4.5%$61,75130.2%
Phenix City, AL8538,499+7.7%$50,05323.2%
Columbia, TN8545,441$63,71925.4%
Norristown, PA8535,893+4.2%$66,70123.5%
Elizabethtown, KY8432,576$60,76028.3%