Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | North Carolina: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 73.5% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 20.1% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 11.7% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dover, NC
Dover compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Craven County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Other fuel (2%)
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Religion statistics for Dover
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Original Free Will Baptists | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 24.7% | 21.6% | 13.5% | 9.3% | 5.3% |
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| Congregations | 12.1% | 18.1% | 1.7% | 12.1% | 5.2% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 4.8% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 12.0% |
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| Congregations | 3.4% | 9.5% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 32.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $850 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $310 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,160 |
Dover government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $21,000
Sewerage: $20,000
All Other: $2,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $34,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $54,000
Sewerage: $36,000
Solid Waste Management: $24,000
Fire Protection: $19,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
Regular Highways: $7,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $32,000
General Support: $21,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $20,000
Central Staff: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $156,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
General Support: $13,000
All Other: $9,000
- Tax - Property: $36,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $43,000
11.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,500 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.29% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.56% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,437 average AGI)| Craven County: | 0.56% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,713 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.66% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.42% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,459 average AGI)| Craven County: | 0.42% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Dover:
- WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WLNR (1230 AM; 1 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WELS (1010 AM; 1 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: KINSTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
- WGBR (1150 AM; 5 kW; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dover:
- WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- W240AW (95.9 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZBR (97.7 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WELS-FM (102.9 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: KINSTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WZUP (104.7 FM; ROSE HILL, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCZI (98.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WAGO (88.7 FM; SNOW HILL, NC; Owner: PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC.)
- WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Dover:
- WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
- WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W64AZ (Channel 64; KINSTON-GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: GOCOM TELEVISION, L.P.,)
- WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
- WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
Dover fatal accident list:
Jan 6, 1978 01:35 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 14, 1976 07:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Dover Cell Site 220 Avery Road, Structure height: 105.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN774
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/20/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- PETER M CONNOLLY, 220 Avery Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 105.1 m, , Licensee ID: L00127162
Registrant: United States Cellular Corporation, 8410 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60631, Phone: (773) 399-8900 - b b carter, Route 2, Box 119 (#24719), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
- b carter, 130 Up Creek Road (028501), Type: Tower, Structure height: 74.9 m, Overall height: 76.8 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
- b b carter, S Highway 70 West (#21237), Type: Tower, Structure height: 93.3 m, Overall height: 94.8 m, , Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- Fire Station B St, Call Sign: KFG818, Licensee ID: L00021821
Assigned Frequencies : 154.400 MHz
Grant Date: 10/27/2001, Expiration Date: 01/17/2012
Registrant: County Of Craven, 406 Craven St, New Bern, NC 28560, Phone: (919) 636-6608 - Hwy 70 & Rural Rd 1002 Wise Fork Fire Dept Rt 2, Call Sign: WSL488
Assigned Frequencies : 154.385 MHz
Grant Date: 11/06/2004, Expiration Date: 12/19/2014
Registrant: County Of Jones, 389 Hwy 58 S, Trenton, NC 28585, Phone: (252) 448-7571, Fax: (252) 448-1072, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1- 107 N West St, Type: Mast, Structure height: 7 m, Call Sign: WQHK520
4.57180 MHz, 4.57580 MHz, 5.18180 MHz, 5.33780 MHz, 5.73140 MHz, 5.78980 MHz, 5.81580 MHz, 5.82680 MHz, 8.03640 MHz, 10.5664 MHz... (+17 more)
Grant Date: 08/22/2007, Expiration Date: 08/22/2017, Certifier: Richard C Giddings
Registrant: 107 N West St, Dover, NC 28526-0751, Phone: (252) 523-7146, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Dover)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 6- Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-301 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 71 mph), Engine: P & W R-1340-AN-1 (600 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 31628 , Serial Number: 301-0525, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 11/16/1983
Registrant (Corporation): Eastern Flying Service Inc, 1191 Dover Fort Barnwell Rd, Dover, NC 28526 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-15 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4431H , Serial Number: 15-216, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 08/07/1956
Registrant (Individual): William E Hood, 5230 Wyse Fork Rd, Dover, NC 28526 - Aircraft: MILLSAP DENNIS RV-6A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 464DM , Serial Number: 60329, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 08/23/2002
Registrant (Individual): William E. Hood, 5230 Wyse Fork Rd, Dover, NC 28526 - Aircraft: CESSNA R172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 76 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 736AK , Serial Number: R1722371, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 02/28/1977
Registrant (Individual): Donald M Jr Blossom, 119 Frances Ln, Dover, NC 28526 - Aircraft: HOOD WILLIAM E ACRO SPORT 2 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 96WH , Serial Number: 1, Year manufactured: 1996, Airworthiness Date: 06/21/1996
Registrant (Individual): William E Hood, 5320 Wyse Fork Rd, Dover, NC 28526 - Aircraft: KEARN BREEZY (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 85 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 15WK , Serial Number: WK1, Year manufactured: 1970, Airworthiness Date: 05/09/1979
Registrant (Individual): William Earl Hood, 5230 Wyse Fork Rd, Dover, NC 28526
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