Population

Dover's current population is 32,487 people with 12,933 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 8.1% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 3.7% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 34.5 which is below the state average of 40.8 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.32 persons. This area is not very family centric with 55.9% of the households being family households and with 30.4% having children in the home and 17.9% of the population being under 15 and an additional 17.6% being under 24. Another 26.0% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 20.1% between 45-64 years old leaving 18.5% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Dover has a daytime employee population of 21,080 versus a permanent population of 32,487 meaning the daytime employee population is 64.9% of the permanent population living in the area and 54.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 25.8% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Dover is lower than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Dover area are White 42.6%, Black 46.0%, Asian 2.9%, 3.1% other races and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Dover, Delaware		Delaware	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Dover
		Delaware
Latitude / Longitude:		39.158168, -75.524368
Radius		2 miles	4 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		32,487	65,655	1,003,934	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		29,715	60,322	899,308	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		32,108	65,042	996,675	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		33,682	68,023	1,055,548	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		8.1%	7.8%	10.8%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		34.5	34.9	40.8	38.8
Under 4 years old		6.1%	6.4%	5.5%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		6.0%	6.1%	5.8%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		5.8%	5.9%	6.0%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		17.6%	16.9%	12.4%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		26.0%	26.1%	25.4%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		8,433	17,163	254,680	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		20.1%	20.7%	25.7%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		6,519	13,604	258,195	83,512,738
65 years and over		18.5%	17.9%	19.3%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		5,996	11,778	193,640	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		17.9%	18.3%	17.3%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		5,827	12,045	173,245	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages