U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Dover city, Delaware

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Dover city, Delaware

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Table

Dover city, Delaware
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
NA
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
38,594
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
39,421
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-2.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 39,403
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 36,047
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.3%
Female persons, percent
53.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
41.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
42.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
Asian alone, percent(a)
3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
9.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
9.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
38.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 3,388
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 9.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) X
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 48.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $222,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,624
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $477
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,165
Building permits, 2022 X
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 15,114
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 83.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 11.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 89.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 87.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 26.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 14.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 54.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 333,893
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 993,348
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 34,458
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,070,772
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $28,582
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 22.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $54,438
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $29,796
Persons in poverty, percent
20.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 X
Total employment, 2021 X
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) X
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 X
Total nonemployer establishments, 2020 X
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,370
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 703
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 173
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 237
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 788
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 81
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 940
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,664.8
Population per square mile, 2010 1,557.3
Land area in square miles, 2020 23.67
Land area in square miles, 2010 23.15
FIPS Code 1021200
Value Notes

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    The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

    In Vintage 2022, as a result of the formal request from the state, Connecticut transitioned from eight counties to nine planning regions. For more details, please see the Vintage 2022 release notes available here: Release Notes.

    Users should exercise caution when comparing 2018-2022 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2022 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

    Fact Notes
    • (a)Includes persons reporting only one race
    • (c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
    • (b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories
    Value Flags
    • -Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
    • FFewer than 25 firms
    • DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
    • NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
    • FNFootnote on this item in place of data
    • XNot applicable
    • SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
    • NANot available
    • ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

    QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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