Dover, NJ

Census Place

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2022 Population

18,426

0.0434% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bob Menendez

Democratic Party

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

About

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None of the households in Dover, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Dover, NJ are Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art (73 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Dover, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Dover, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Dover, NJ employs N/A people. The largest industries in Dover, NJ are Retail Trade (1,380 people), Manufacturing (1,239 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,214 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($130,195), Utilities ($81,452), and Public Administration ($65,086).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dover, NJ, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (1,095 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (996 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (916 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dover, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dover, NJ, are Retail Trade (1,380 people), Manufacturing (1,239 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,214 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dover, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Dover, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.696%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Dover, NJ awarded 73 degrees. The student population of Dover, NJ in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 64 male students and 17 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dover, NJ are White (41 and 56.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (15 and 20.5%), Black or African American (11 and 15.1%), and Asian (6 and 8.22%).

The largest universities in Dover, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art (73 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Dover, NJ are General Art Studies (30 and 41.1%), Illustration (22 and 30.1%), and Drawing (21 and 28.8%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Dover, NJ have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dover, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

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Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dover, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Dover, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Dover, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dover, NJ is from Dover, NJ.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Dover, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (61.8%)
Carpooled (17.6%)
Other (8.62%)

In 2022, 61.8% of workers in Dover, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.6%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (8.62%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dover, NJ have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.76% of the workforce in Dover, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dover, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dover, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dover, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dover, NJ is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dover, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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