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):

2024
Number	Percent
38.8
42,721	22.2%
149,969	77.8%
34,294	17.8%

71,424
2.57

47,475	66.5%
34,107	71.8%
5,368	11.3%
23,949	33.5%

2010
Number	Percent
73.0
-81,552	-50.2%
243,862	150.2%
43,964	27.1%

120,556
2.62

84,580	70.2%
60,442	71.5%
10,274	12.1%
35,976	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%

2024 Housing Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,598	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,423	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,536	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,588	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,123	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,596	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,331	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,907	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,642	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,721	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,480	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,670	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,008	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,883	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,427	10.4%
$200,000 or more	4,491	6.3%

Median Household Income	74,477
Per Capita Income	36,191

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,891	5.4%
Public Assistance	2,473	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,600	14.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	73,278	68.8%
Unemployed	4,668	4.4%
In Armed Forces	2,200	2.1%

Total Labor Force	80,146	75.3%
Not in Labor Force	26,306	24.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,354	24,766	52.5%
Non-Profit	2,288	5,118	30.9%
Self-Employed	4,059	2,390	62.9%

Local Government	1,825	3,227	36.1%
State Government	4,492	6,788	39.8%
Federal Government	1,721	939	64.7%

Total Private + Self	31,413	27,156	53.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,326	16,072	39.1%
Total	41,739	43,228	49.1%

Pct. Govt.	22.4%
Pct. Private + Self	68.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,750	15.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,761	19.7%
Professional, Technical	19,012	22.3%
Service Occupations	15,542	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	458	0.5%
All others	21,116	24.8%

White Collar		57.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,277	15.6%
Retail trade	10,678	12.5%
Educational services	8,772	10.3%
Public administration	8,193	9.6%
Manufacturing	6,499	7.6%
Construction	6,260	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	5,885	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	4,811	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,978	4.7%
Finance and insurance	3,535	4.1%
Other services	3,315	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,895	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,167	2.5%
Wholesale trade	1,529	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,120	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	786	0.9%
Utilities	747	0.9%
Information	640	0.8%
Management	93	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,166	1.69%
Puerto Rican	6,757	3.60%
Cuban	535	0.29%
Dominican	858	0.46%

Total Central American	1,608	0.86%
Costa Rican	2	0.00%
Guatemalan	477	0.25%
Honduran	79	0.04%
Nicaraguan	77	0.04%
Panamanian	435	0.23%
Salvadoran	538	0.29%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,533	0.82%
Argentinean	288	0.15%
Bolivian	82	0.04%
Chilean	2	0.00%
Colombian	239	0.13%
Ecuadorian	603	0.32%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	169	0.09%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	150	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	759	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,283	0.68%
Filipino	1,016	0.54%
Korean	623	0.33%
Chinese	445	0.24%
Vietnamese	227	0.12%
Thai	128	0.07%
Japanese	82	0.04%
Bangladeshi	78	0.04%
Taiwanese	30	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	156,523	88.6%
Spanish	8,562	4.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,845	1.6%
Other	2,226	1.3%
German, other Germanic	1,989	1.1%
Other Indo-European	1,701	1.0%
Other Asian	783	0.4%
Tagalog	712	0.4%
Korean	409	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	22,815	12.2%
German	21,005	11.2%
English	17,554	9.4%
American	11,542	6.2%
Italian	10,660	5.7%
Polish	4,920	2.6%
Scottish	2,589	1.4%
French	2,500	1.3%
Haitian	2,152	1.1%
Nigerian	1,831	1.0%
African	1,657	0.9%
Jamaican	1,597	0.9%
European	1,582	0.8%
Dutch	1,442	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	1,435	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	182,350	97.2%
Not a citizen	5,254	2.8%

Native	173,721	92.6%
Foreign-born	13,883	7.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,877	3.1%	7,514	5.9%	42,800	33.8%	37,443	29.6%	20,776	16.4%	14,047	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,877	3.1%
9-12 Years	7,514	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	42,800	33.8%
Some College	37,443	29.6%
Bach. Degree	20,776	16.4%
Grad Degree	14,047	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

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	76,325
Median Value	$316,600

Occupied	71,424	93.6%
Vacant	4,901	6.4%

Owned	51,808	72.5%
Rented	19,616	27.5%
Median Rent	$1,354

Single-Family Units	56,612	74.2%
Detached	49,962	65.5%
Attached	6,650	8.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,739	11.4%
Mobile Homes	8,375	11.0%

Dover, DE Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Dover, DE Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Dover, DE Metro Area