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Dover, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $325,340 (it was $130,900 in 2000)
Dover:

$325,340
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $259,819 - $434,800

Total population: 8,699 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 8,573 (14 farm, 8,559 nonfarm))

Houses: 3,269 (3,035 occupied: 2,224 owner occupied, 811 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

27%
State:

46%

Housing density: 59 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $304,174.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,158 (lower quartile is $886, upper quartile is $1,463)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,280


Median gross rent in Dover, NY in 2022: $1,376

Housing units in Dover with a mortgage: 1,124 (111 second mortgage, 120 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 389

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Dover, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 277,523
  • In family households: 233,367 (50,686 male householders, 22,209 female householders)
    56,050 spouses, 84,341 children (79,509 natural, 1,840 adopted, 2,992 stepchildren), 4,231 grandchildren, 2,222 brothers or sisters, 2,827 parents, foster children, 2,945 other relatives, 5,949 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 44,156 (16,442 male householders (12,459 living alone)), 18,628 female householders (15,636 living alone)), 9,086 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 19,965 (8,812 institutionalized population)

50,827 married couples with children.
13,342 single-parent households (2,993 men, 10,349 women).

90.0% of residents of Dover speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 745 (8.2%)
(67.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.2
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dover, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dover, New York
  • 11no bedroom
  • 671 bedroom
  • 5142 bedrooms
  • 1,2673 bedrooms
  • 2734 bedrooms
  • 925+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dover, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dover, New York
  • 34no bedroom
  • 2481 bedroom
  • 3382 bedrooms
  • 1423 bedrooms
  • 414 bedrooms
  • 85+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Dover in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dover in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 76no vehicle
  • 5241 vehicle
  • 1,0132 vehicles
  • 3823 vehicles
  • 1594 vehicles
  • 705+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Dover in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dover in renter-occupied apartments
  • 64no vehicle
  • 3881 vehicle
  • 2812 vehicles
  • 703 vehicles
  • 84 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dover, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dover, New York
  • 61 room
  • 52 rooms
  • 793 rooms
  • 2824 rooms
  • 5705 rooms
  • 6476 rooms
  • 2877 rooms
  • 1488 rooms
  • 2009+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dover, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dover, New York
  • 271 room
  • 1192 rooms
  • 1423 rooms
  • 2384 rooms
  • 1605 rooms
  • 526 rooms
  • 397 rooms
  • 198 rooms
  • 159+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Dover, NY
Dover town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Dover, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Dover, NY in 2022
  • 5,046Less than $10,000
  • 6,044$10,000 to $19,999
  • 6,152$20,000 to $29,999
  • 6,546$30,000 to $39,999
  • 6,535$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,715$50,000 to $59,999
  • 9,285$60,000 to $74,999
  • 14,130$75,000 to $99,999
  • 11,624$100,000 to $124,999
  • 8,904$125,000 to $149,999
  • 13,341$150,000 to $199,999
  • 16,698$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Dover: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 53.4%
Number of people working at home: 697 (15.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 136
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 294
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 359
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 432
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 468
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 219
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 341
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 101
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 233
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 514
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 398
  • 90 or more minutes: 301

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,236 (83.8%)
  • Carpooled: 392 (10.2%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0.2%)
  • Railroad: 107 (2.8%)
  • Walked: 52 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 64 (1.7%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Dover detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dover, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dover, New York
  • 91995 to March 2000
  • 321990 to 1994
  • 1111985 to 1989
  • 421980 to 1984
  • 561975 to 1979
  • 331970 to 1974
  • 461965 to 1969
  • 160Before 1965
Ancestries in Dover, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 2,428 (24.4%)
  • Italian: 1,570 (15.8%)
  • German: 1,237 (12.4%)
  • Other: 1,078 (10.8%)
  • English: 851 (8.6%)
  • French: 435 (4.4%)
  • United States: 421 (4.2%)
  • French Canadian: 295 (3.0%)
  • Polish: 290 (2.9%)
  • Dutch: 203 (2.0%)
  • Scottish: 181 (1.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 160 (1.6%)
  • West Indian: 145 (1.5%)
  • Hungarian: 140 (1.4%)
  • Russian: 135 (1.4%)
  • Norwegian: 95 (1.0%)
  • Swedish: 74 (0.7%)
  • Czech: 73 (0.7%)
  • Welsh: 40 (0.4%)
  • Lithuanian: 38 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 18 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 10 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 8 (0.08%)
  • Subsaharan African: 6 (0.06%)
  • Swiss: 6 (0.06%)
  • Slovak: 5 (0.05%)
  • Ukrainian: 4 (0.04%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Ireland
Dover:

15.7% (77)
New York:

1.1% (41,934)

Jamaica
Dover:

12.1% (59)
New York:

5.9% (226,470)

Hungary
Dover:

8.4% (41)
New York:

0.4% (17,401)

Germany
Dover:

7.2% (35)
New York:

1.8% (69,327)

Mexico
Dover:

5.1% (25)
New York:

4.2% (161,189)

Italy
Dover:

4.9% (24)
New York:

3.8% (147,729)

Other South America
Dover:

4.7% (23)
New York:

0.3% (12,209)

El Salvador
Dover:

3.9% (19)
New York:

2.0% (76,977)

Cuba
Dover:

3.7% (18)
New York:

0.9% (36,642)

Other Central America
Dover:

3.7% (18)
New York:

0.2% (9,275)

Brazil
Dover:

3.3% (16)
New York:

0.6% (22,265)

Dominican Republic
Dover:

2.9% (14)
New York:

10.5% (408,086)

Russia
Dover:

2.7% (13)
New York:

2.4% (94,595)

Panama
Dover:

2.5% (12)
New York:

0.7% (26,202)

Korea
Dover:

2.2% (11)
New York:

2.5% (97,933)

Barbados
Dover:

2.0% (10)
New York:

0.8% (30,660)

India
Dover:

1.8% (9)
New York:

3.0% (117,238)

Canada
Dover:

1.8% (9)
New York:

1.4% (54,876)

Trinidad and Tobago
Dover:

1.6% (8)
New York:

2.5% (98,473)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,915
  • Other state: 3,110
  • Northeast: 2,496
  • Midwest: 180
  • South: 368
  • West: 66

60% of Dover residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 31
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 30
  • 5th and 6th grade: 25
  • 7th and 8th grade: 102
  • 9th grade: 53
  • 10th grade: 96
  • 11th grade: 120
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 151
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 929
  • Less than 1 year of college: 252
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 395
  • Associate degree: 134
  • Bachelor's degree: 236
  • Master's degree: 104
  • Professional school degree: 22
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 6
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 12
  • 7th and 8th grade: 61
  • 9th grade: 70
  • 10th grade: 86
  • 11th grade: 140
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 92
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 946
  • Less than 1 year of college: 295
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 426
  • Associate degree: 256
  • Bachelor's degree: 261
  • Master's degree: 130
  • Professional school degree: 40
  • Doctorate degree: 6
Educational Attainment for Females
Dover marital status for males
Dover marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,996
  • One, attached: 50
  • Two: 204
  • 3 or 4: 154
  • 5 to 9: 46
  • 10 to 19: 90
  • 50 or more: 4
  • Mobile homes: 725

Median worth of mobile homes: $75,134

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%
Year householders moved into residence in Dover
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Dover, NY
  • 77.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 11.6%Electricity
  • 4.5%Wood
  • 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Utility gas
  • 0.6%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Dover, NY
  • 71.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 20.5%Electricity
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.0%Wood
  • 2.0%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
Here:

3.4%
New York:

14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27
Here:

4.8%
New York:

13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81
Here:

21.7%
New York:

38.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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