Dover, NH Demographic Data
Dover, NH Summary
Dover is located in Strafford County in New Hampshire
- Population: 30,139
- Area: 29.03 sq. miles
- Land Area: 26.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.31 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,038.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 101.71 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dover, NH Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
15,831
52%
50.8
Male
14,919
49%
49.2
Total Population
30,750
323,128,000
Dover, NH Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,682
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,825
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,599
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,397
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,718
8.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,618
18.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,627
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,218
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,998
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,675
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,350
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,373
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
670
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
24,762
80.5%
77.2
Female
12,757
51.5%
51.3
Male
12,005
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
23,963
77.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,374
17.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,393
14.3%
15.2
Female
2,501
56.9%
55.8
Male
1,892
43.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Dover, NH Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
29,830
97.0%
96.8
White
27,966
90.9%
72.6
Black or African American
410
1.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
43
0.1%
0.8
Asian
1,357
4.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
385
1.3%
1.2
Chinese
132
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
154
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
85
0.3%
0.2
Korean
14
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
99
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
488
1.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
54
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
920
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
683
2.2%
17.8
Mexican
64
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
213
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
79
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
327
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
30,067
97.8%
82.2
Dover, NH Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
490
2.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,132
5.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,288
19.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,421
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,025
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,376
25.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,797
17.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,622
7.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
19,907
92.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
9,173
42.6%
31.2
Dover, NH Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,745
34.1%
33.7%
Now Married
11,839
46.2%
47.5
Divorced
3,291
12.8%
11.0%
Separated
403
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,366
5.3
5.8%
Dover, NH Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
26,609
91.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,459
8.5%
21.6%
Spanish
368
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
810
2.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,181
4.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
100
0.3%
1.1%
Dover, NH Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
600
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
607
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
983
7.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,072
8.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,752
13.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,536
19.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,985
15.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,977
15.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
740
5.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
541
4.2%
6.4
Median household income
63,096
57,617
Per capita income
33,637
31,128
Dover, NH Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
75
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,499
8.9%
9.8
Construction
710
4.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,473
26.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,686
10.0%
6.6
Information
255
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,185
13.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
828
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,901
11.3%
11.4
Public administration
531
3.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,901
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
447
2.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
341
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
940
5.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
7,193
42.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,828
10.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,114
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,757
16.4%
18.1%
Dover, NH Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
16,682
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,631
81.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,223
7.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
415
2.5%
5.1
Walked
518
3.1%
2.7
Other means
280
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
615
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.6
26.6
Dover, NH Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
813
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,645
36.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,538
43.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,797
14.0%
21.0
Dover, NH Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,793
93.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,654
52.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,139
48.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
869
6.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Dover, NH Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,662
1 room
109
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
374
2.7%
2.7
3 rooms
1,888
13.8%
9.1
4 rooms
3,187
23.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,202
16.1%
19.8
6 rooms
2,199
16.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,489
10.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,139
8.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,075
7.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Dover, NH Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,662
1-unit, detached
5,995
43.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
953
7.0%
5.9
2-units
1,183
8.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,475
10.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
981
7.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
753
5.5%
4.4
20 or more units
1,896
13.9%
9.0
Mobile home
426
3.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dover, NH Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,469
25.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
579
4.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,468
10.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,418
10.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,624
11.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,025
14.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,256
9.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,448
10.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
318
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
57
0.4%
1.4%
Dover, NH Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,207
32.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,014
7.9%
4.7
Electricity
2,249
17.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4,422
34.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
310
2.4%
1.9
Solar energy
22
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
101
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
468
3.7%
1.1
Dover, NH Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,346
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
188
4.3%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
456
10.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
518
11.9%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
767
17.6%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
937
21.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,480
34.1%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,510
34.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
876
20.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
580
13.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
439
10.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
932
21.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Dover, NH Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,061
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
11
0.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
91
1.5%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
238
3.9%
4.4%
Less than $500
451
7.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
471
7.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,386
39.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,413
39.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
78
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,027
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
540
9.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
858
14.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
986
16.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
885
14.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
605
10.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,084
35.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
181
0.0%
0.0%
Dover, NH Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,654
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
192
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
217
3.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
624
9.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,011
15.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,588
38.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,734
26.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
284
4.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
238,100
205,000
