|
Population |
Dover city, Delaware |
Delaware |
|
Total Population |
32,135 |
783,600 |
|
Male |
47.1% |
48.6% |
|
Female |
52.9% |
51.4% |
|
18 years and over |
76.5% |
75.2% |
|
65 years and over |
13.3% |
13.0% |
|
Married Persons |
42.4% |
54.0% |
|
Single Persons |
57.6% |
46.0% |
|
Median Age |
32.9 |
36.0 |
|
Average Family
Size |
2.98 |
3.04 |
|
Ethnicity |
|
White |
56.7% |
75.9% |
|
Black or African
American |
38.8% |
20.1% |
|
American Indian
and Alaska Native |
1.2% |
0.8% |
|
Asian |
3.8% |
2.4% |
|
Native Hawaiian
and Other Pacific Islander |
0.2% |
0.1% |
|
Other |
2.4% |
2.6% |
|
Hispanic or Latino
(of any race) |
4.1% |
4.8% |
| |
|
|
|
Housing
Characteristics |
Dover city, Delaware |
Delaware |
|
Total Housing Units |
13,357 |
343,072 |
|
Median Home Cost |
$111,300 |
$130,400 |
|
Number of
Households |
12,340 |
298,736 |
|
Persons per
Household |
2.35 |
2.54 |
| |
|
|
|
Economic
Characteristics |
Dover city, Delaware |
Delaware |
|
Median Household
Income |
$38,669 |
$47,381 |
|
Per Capita Income |
$19,445 |
$23,305 |
|
In Labor Force |
63.8% |
65.7% |
|
Families below
poverty level |
11.5% |
6.5% |
| |
|
|
|
Education
Characteristics |
Dover city, Delaware |
Delaware |
|
School Enrollment |
|
Elementary School Enrollment |
3,542 |
89,673 |
|
High School Enrollment |
1,447 |
43,294 |
|
College or Graduate School |
4,253 |
51,407 |
|
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older |
|
High School Graduate |
23.9% |
31.4% |
|
Associates Degree |
6.7% |
6.6% |
|
Bachelor's Degree |
17.5% |
15.6% |
|
Graduate or Professional Degree |
11.3% |
9.4% |
Data provided
by the 2000 U.S. Census
