2024 population: 192,690 ( 10,846 from 2020)
Land area: 586.1 square miles
Population density: 328.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	106,928	55.49%	1.5%
Black:	56,156	29.14%	17.7%
Indian:	987	0.51%	3.5%
Asian:	5,001	2.60%	16.0%
2+ races:	7,196	3.73%	14.2%
Hispanic:	16,422	8.52%	17.6%

Total non-White:	85,762	44.51%	17.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,943	12.3
Deaths:	9,131	12.6
Net Migration:	9,281	12.8
Net Immigration:	1,744	2.4

Change in White population:	-1,661	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	12,507	6.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
181,844
108,589	59.72%
47,727	26.25%
954	0.52%
4,313	2.37%
6,302	3.47%
13,959	7.68%
73,255	40.28%

2010
162,310
105,891	65.24%
37,812	23.30%
916	0.56%
3,340	2.06%
4,658	2.87%
9,346	5.76%
56,419	34.76%

2000
126,697
91,325	72.08%
25,770	20.34%
763	0.60%
2,145	1.69%
2,391	1.89%
4,069	3.21%
35,372	27.92%

1990
110,993
85,829	77.33%
20,336	18.32%
661	0.60%
1,313	1.18%
n/a
2,854	2.57%
25,164	22.67%

1980
98,219
77,563	78.97%
17,615	17.93%
177	0.18%
857	0.87%
n/a
1,800	1.83%
20,656	21.03%

1970
81,892
67,055	81.88%
12,846	15.69%
143	0.17%
291	0.36%
n/a
961	1.17%
14,837	18.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
20,448	12.6
14,277	8.8
10,133	6.2
2,127	1.3

2,698	1.7
16,836	10.4

Number	Rate
2000's
19,478	15.4
10,966	8.7
22,094	17.4
957	0.8

14,566	11.5
21,047	16.6

Number	Rate
1990's
18,738	16.9
9,719	8.8
5,037	4.5
904	0.8

5,496	5.0
10,208	9.2

Number	Rate
1980's
18,344	18.7
8,143	8.3
3,051	3.1
n/a

8,266	8.4
4,508	4.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,168	6.3
n/a

10,508	12.8
5,819	7.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.5
41,732	11.1%
332,802	88.9%
32,138	8.6%

68,705
2.59

46,594	67.8%
33,276	71.4%
5,475	11.8%
22,111	32.2%

2010
Number	Percent
36.6
40,379	24.9%
121,931	75.1%
21,982	13.5%

60,278
2.62

42,290	70.2%
30,221	71.5%
5,137	12.1%
17,988	29.8%

2000
Number	Percent
34.5
34,499	27.2%
92,198	72.8%
14,674	11.6%

47,199
2.61

33,688	71.4%
25,255	75.0%
4,274	12.7%
13,511	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
30,047	27.1%
80,946	72.9%
11,495	10.4%

39,576
2.70

29,470	74.5%
23,830	80.9%
2,684	9.1%
10,106	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
30,270	30.8%
67,949	69.2%
8,444	8.6%

32,722
2.88

25,427	77.7%
20,892	82.2%
2,456	9.7%
7,295	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,345	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,703	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,285	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,885	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,553	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,644	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,285	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,804	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,762	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,512	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,145	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,310	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,905	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,193	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,606	9.6%
$200,000 or more	2,768	4.0%

Median Household Income	69,278
Per Capita Income	33,191

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,473	5.1%
Public Assistance	2,121	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,666	15.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	71,074	68.0%
Unemployed	4,526	4.3%
In Armed Forces	2,155	2.1%

Total Labor Force	77,755	74.3%
Not in Labor Force	26,841	25.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,515	24,563	52.8%
Non-Profit	1,669	4,486	27.1%
Self-Employed	3,857	1,940	66.5%

Local Government	1,852	2,213	45.6%
State Government	4,225	6,455	39.6%
Federal Government	1,885	920	67.2%

Total Private + Self	31,372	26,503	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,631	14,074	40.6%
Total	41,003	40,577	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	21.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,570	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,952	21.9%
Professional, Technical	18,330	22.4%
Service Occupations	14,773	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	463	0.6%
All others	20,169	24.7%

White Collar		57.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,912	15.8%
Retail trade	11,777	14.4%
Educational services	8,003	9.8%
Public administration	7,359	9.0%
Manufacturing	6,742	8.2%
Construction	6,312	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	5,381	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	4,112	5.0%
Finance and insurance	3,492	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,333	4.1%
Other services	3,052	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,517	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,934	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,494	1.8%
Wholesale trade	1,091	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	862	1.1%
Utilities	707	0.9%
Information	568	0.7%
Management	119	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	27	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,268	1.79%
Puerto Rican	6,421	3.52%
Cuban	372	0.20%
Dominican	395	0.22%

Total Central American	1,357	0.74%
Costa Rican	46	0.03%
Guatemalan	446	0.24%
Honduran	66	0.04%
Nicaraguan	42	0.02%
Panamanian	343	0.19%
Salvadoran	414	0.23%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,570	0.86%
Argentinean	282	0.15%
Bolivian	66	0.04%
Chilean	23	0.01%
Colombian	225	0.12%
Ecuadorian	612	0.34%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	362	0.20%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	779	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,233	0.68%
Filipino	845	0.46%
Chinese	614	0.34%
Vietnamese	273	0.15%
Korean	234	0.13%
Thai	205	0.11%
Japanese	107	0.06%
Bangladeshi	67	0.04%
Taiwanese	17	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	152,440	88.9%
Spanish	7,905	4.6%
German, other Germanic	3,044	1.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,280	1.3%
Other	1,539	0.9%
Other Indo-European	1,269	0.7%
Chinese	737	0.4%
Tagalog	593	0.3%
Other Asian	538	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	23,141	12.7%
German	21,148	11.6%
English	17,505	9.6%
American	14,136	7.8%
Italian	11,753	6.4%
Polish	5,485	3.0%
French	2,188	1.2%
Haitian	1,988	1.1%
European	1,970	1.1%
Scottish	1,933	1.1%
Dutch	1,815	1.0%
Jamaican	1,382	0.8%
African	1,336	0.7%
Russian	1,240	0.7%
Nigerian	1,196	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	177,716	97.4%
Not a citizen	4,684	2.6%

Native	170,353	93.4%
Foreign-born	12,047	6.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,687	3.8%	8,967	7.3%	40,702	33.1%	36,178	29.5%	19,471	15.9%	12,806	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,687	3.8%
9-12 Years	8,967	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	40,702	33.1%
Some College	36,178	29.5%
Bach. Degree	19,471	15.9%
Grad Degree	12,806	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	116,908	111,846	5,062	4.3%
1991	123,646	116,238	7,408	6.0%
1992	129,302	122,130	7,172	5.5%
1993	133,306	125,930	7,376	5.5%
1994	138,556	131,554	7,002	5.1%
1995	139,878	133,602	6,276	4.5%
1996	140,174	133,260	6,914	4.9%
1997	136,246	130,158	6,088	4.5%
1998	138,436	133,012	5,424	3.9%
1999	140,304	135,312	4,992	3.6%

2000	126,776	121,892	4,884	3.9%
2001	129,782	124,914	4,868	3.8%
2002	131,460	125,954	5,506	4.2%
2003	134,166	128,174	5,992	4.5%
2004	138,276	133,048	5,228	3.8%
2005	144,286	138,578	5,708	4.0%
2006	148,826	143,614	5,212	3.5%
2007	150,656	145,336	5,320	3.5%
2008	152,016	144,458	7,558	5.0%
2009	147,866	135,714	12,152	8.2%

2010	146,052	132,672	13,380	9.2%
2011	148,392	136,046	12,346	8.3%
2012	148,692	137,134	11,558	7.8%
2013	147,910	137,174	10,736	7.3%
2014	150,204	140,782	9,422	6.3%
2015	151,598	143,544	8,054	5.3%
2016	153,398	145,870	7,528	4.9%
2017	154,700	147,200	7,500	4.8%
2018	155,928	149,566	6,362	4.1%
2019	158,240	151,806	6,434	4.1%

2020	159,430	145,686	13,744	8.6%
2021	161,880	151,514	10,366	6.4%
2022	160,344	151,930	8,414	5.2%
2023	162,824	155,476	7,348	4.5%
2024	170,600	163,746	6,854	4.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	73,600
Median Value	$272,300

Occupied	68,705	93.3%
Vacant	4,895	6.7%

Owned	48,353	70.4%
Rented	20,352	29.6%
Median Rent	$1,224

Single-Family Units	54,701	74.3%
Detached	48,169	65.4%
Attached	6,532	8.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,944	10.8%
Mobile Homes	8,143	11.1%

Dover, DE Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Dover, DE Metro Area