Dover Base Housing, DE

Census Place

2024 Population

2,962

US Senator

Chris Coons

Democratic Party

US Senator

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democratic Party

US Representative

Sarah McBride

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

26.2

2.75% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

Population & Diversity

Dover Base Housing, DE is home to a population of 2.96k people, from which 98.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.33% of Dover Base Housing, DE residents were born outside of the country (69 people).

In 2024, there were 3.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.78k people) in Dover Base Housing, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 574 White (Hispanic) and 281 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Dover Base Housing, DE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dover Base Housing, DE was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dover Base Housing, DE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dover Base Housing, DE

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.78k ± 295
White (Hispanic)
574 ± 471
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
281 ± 125

26.8%

Hispanic Population

794 people

26.8% of the people in Dover Base Housing, DE are hispanic (794 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dover Base Housing, DE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Delaware.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
14,760 ± 2,961 people
India
11,216 ± 2,586 people
Guatemala
6,638 ± 1,994 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was Mexico, the natal country of 14,760 Delaware residents, followed by India with 11,216 and Guatemala with 6,638.

Foreign-Born Population

2.33%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

69 people

2.71%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

82 people

As of 2024, 2.33% of Dover Base Housing, DE residents (69 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dover Base Housing, DE was 2.71%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dover Base Housing, DE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
152 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
12 ± 16
Vietnam
1 ± 19

Dover Base Housing, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 12.7 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dover Base Housing, DE.

Economy

The economy of Dover Base Housing, DE employs 563 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dover Base Housing, DE were Health Care & Social Assistance (93 people), Construction (86 people), and Public Administration (68 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($80,781), Public Administration ($67,500), and Construction ($55,637).

Employment

Occupations

563

2024 Value

± 153

−3.92%

1 Year decline

± 40.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dover Base Housing, DE declined at a rate of −3.92%, from 586 employees to 563 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dover Base Housing, DE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (77 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (77 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (45 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dover Base Housing, DE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Delaware (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

563

2024 Value

± 153

−3.92%

1 Year decline

± 40.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dover Base Housing, DE declined at a rate of −3.92%, from 586 employees to 563 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dover Base Housing, DE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (93 people), Construction (86 people), and Public Administration (68 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dover Base Housing, DE, though some of these residents may live in Dover Base Housing, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,083

Median earning men ± $26,884

$28,477

Median earning women ± $7,915

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($107,500), Construction ($55,711), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,803).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,469), Public Administration ($38,750), and Retail Trade ($23,021).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing the state of Delaware. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Dover Base Housing, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride 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

Voting results are not available for Dover Base Housing, DE. Showing the available data for Delaware.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (56.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.8%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.904%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delaware for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

Chris Coons

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing Delaware.

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 Delaware over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Dover Base Housing, DE

Sarah McBride

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Dover Base Housing, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Dover Base Housing, DE have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

People in Dover Base Housing, DE have an average commute time of 11.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dover Base Housing, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,161

Median Household Income

± $13,477

1.11k

Number of Households

± 270

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.11k households in Dover Base Housing, DE grew to $82,161 from the previous year's value of $71,181.

The following chart displays the households in Dover Base Housing, DE 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dover Base Housing, DE is from Delaware.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Delaware

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2024, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.975% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.3%)
Carpooled (15.1%)
Worked At Home (5.6%)

In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Dover Base Housing, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.1%) and those who worked at home (5.6%).

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

11.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dover Base Housing, DE have a shorter commute time (11.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Dover Base Housing, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dover Base Housing, DE (63 out of 2.91k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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