Moving to Dover, Delaware

About Dover, Delaware
Dover

Dover ( DOH-vər) is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the Philadelphia–Wilmington–Camden, PA–NJ–DE–MD, combined statistical area. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover in Kent, England (for which Kent County is named). As of 2020, its population was 39,403.

Gender
Gender Dover Delaware Country
Female 53.5% 51.7% 50.8%
Male 46.5% 48.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Dover Delaware Country
Less than $10,000 5.8% 5.2% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.6% 3.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.5% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.5% 8.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.6% 11.7% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.3% 17.7% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 15.5% 13.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 10.1% 17% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.7% 7.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.4% 7.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Dover Delaware Country
< 9th Grade 4% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 30% 31% 27.0%
Other College 23% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 8% 10% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Dover Delaware Country
White 40.6% 61.5% 60.1%
African American 40.9% 21.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.5% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 3.3% 4% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 6.3% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 8% 9.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity