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19901

Dover, DE · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
37,763
Median household income
$66,388
People below poverty
14.2%
Median home value
$273,000

Income

The median income of households in 19901 was $66,388. An estimated 4.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.7
$10,000 to $14,999 4.3
$15,000 to $24,999 8.6
$25,000 to $34,999 7.2
$35,000 to $49,999 13.5
$50,000 to $74,999 16.2
$75,000 to $99,999 14.5
$100,000 to $149,999 15.7
$150,000 to $199,999 9.3
$200,000 or more 6.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58470
Female 47401

An estimated 72% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,188. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72
Social Security 37.7
Retirement income 32.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.2
Cash public assistance income 5.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.8

In 2020-2024, 19.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 46.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19901 in 2020-2024, 93.7% had health insurance coverage and 6.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.6% and public coverage was 46.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.1%.


In 2020-2024, 19901 had a total population of 37,763 - 19,629 (52%) females and 18,134 (48%) males. The median age was 33.6 years. An estimated 22.4% of the population was under 18 years, 35% was 19 to 44 years, 20% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19901 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1254 983
5 to 9 1639 937
10 to 14 1059 1072
15 to 19 1626 1929
20 to 24 2102 2227
25 to 29 1085 1129
30 to 34 1360 1342
35 to 39 1107 609
40 to 44 663 1600
45 to 49 779 1045
50 to 54 969 957
55 to 59 758 1214
60 to 64 847 1021
65 to 69 745 1147
70 to 74 952 884
75 to 79 522 802
80 to 84 364 424
85 and over 303 307

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 47.8% were White; 34.8% were Black or African American; 5.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.3% were Asian; 9.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.7% of the people in 19901 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 44.9% of the people in 19901 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,951 households in 19901. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.8% of the households in 19901 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.6% of all households, while 17.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.1% of all households.

In 19901, 31.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.7% of males and 35.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.1 39.9
Now married, except separated 41.7 35.1
Separated 2.4 4.1
Widowed 2.7 7.7
Divorced 10.2 13.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19901, 1,285 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 53.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.5% of the people living in 19901 were U.S. natives. 40.6% of the 19901 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.5% of 19901 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 57.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19901 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 19901.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 41.4
Asia 26.3
Europe 13.8
Africa 12.3
Northern America 6.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19901 in 2020-2024, 10.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.2% of people at least five years old; 3.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.2
Other Indo-European languages 2.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.6
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 19901 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.2
Different house, same county 6.6
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 6.7
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19901 was 11,429 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 255 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,604. College or graduate school enrollment was 5,570.

Educational Attainment of People in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.3
High school diploma or equivalency 33.2
Some college, no degree 22.6
Associate's degree 8
Bachelor's degree 16.8
Graduate or professional degree 10.1

Disability

In 19901, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.9% of people under 18 years old, to 16% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19901, 50.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,777 77
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,869 18.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 619 4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19901 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 7.2
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 14.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.2
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 7.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19901 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,676 30.6
Service occupations 3,463 22.7
Sales and office occupations 3,025 19.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,449 9.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,672 17.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.3% of 19901 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.2
Walked 3.5
Other means 2.1
Worked from home 7.6

In 2020-2024, 19901 had a total of 15,160 housing units. Of these housing units, 65.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 21.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 13.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 65.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21.6
Mobile homes 13.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

12% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19901 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 63.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19901 had 13,951 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,209 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 55.5% while renters occupied 44.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.52 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.48.

5.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.5% and another 16.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19901:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 55.5
Electricity 32.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 10.1
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19901 was $273,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57 % had a mortgage. 43% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,679 and for owners without a mortgage it was $514.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19901 was $1,398. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.