Dover: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 98,219 (Kent County)

1990: 110,993 (MSA)

2000: 126,697 (MSA)

Percent change, 1990–2000: 14.15%

U.S. rank in 2000: 225th

City Residents

1980: 23,507

1990: 27,630

2000: 32,135 (of which, 17,013 were females and 15,122 were males)

2003 estimate: 32,808

Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.30%

U.S. rank in 1990: 1,160 (State rank: 2nd)

U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported (State rank: 2nd)

Density: 1,435.0 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 17,655

Black or African American: 11,961

American Indian and Alaska Native: 146

Asian: 1,016

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 12

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 1,327

Other: 503

Percent of residents born in state: 38.8% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 2,146

Population 5 to 9 years old: 2,118

Population 10 to 14 years old: 2,133

Population 15 to 19 years old: 2,958

Population 20 to 24 years old: 3,259

Population 25 to 34 years old: 4,396

Population 35 to 44 years old: 4,564

Population 45 to 54 years old: 3,707

Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,432

Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,138

Population 65 to 74 years old: 2,143

Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,518

Population 85 years and older: 623

Median age: 32.9 years

Births (2002, Kent County)

Total number: 1,902

Deaths (2002, Kent County)

Total number: 1,113 (of which, 27 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $19,445

Median household income: $38,669

Total number of households: 12,460

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 1,272

$10,000 to $14,999: 984

$15,000 to $24,999: 1,836

$25,000 to $34,999: 1,550

$35,000 to $49,999: 2,191

$50,000 to $74,999: 2,319

$75,000 to $99,999: 1,203

$100,000 to $149,999: 829

$150,000 to $199,999: 192

$200,000 or more: 84

Percent of families below poverty level: 11.5% (45.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years; 1999)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 1,923