Dover, NH

Census Place

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2024 Population
33,364
US Senator
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maggie Hassan
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.9
1.86% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.31%
2.42% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$94,829
2.24% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$436,700
9.59% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
19,859
2.05% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Dover, NH 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.

97.2% of the residents in Dover, NH are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Dover, NH was $436,700, and the homeownership rate was 52.7%.

Most people in Dover, NH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Dover, NH was 2 cars per household.

About the photo: Sunset over General Sullivan Bridge in Newington, NH
Photo by Selbe Lynn
United StatesNew HampshireStrafford County, NHBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHSouthern Maine--York (West) & Cumberland (West) PUMA, MEStrafford & Rockingham (Northern) Counties PUMA, NHSeacoast Region--Rockingham County (Southern), Portsmouth City PUMA, NH

Population & Diversity

Dover, NH is home to a population of 33.4k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.96% of Dover, NH residents were born outside of the country (1.99k people).

In 2024, there were 17.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.4k people) in Dover, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.24k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%
2024 Citizenship
98%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Dover, NH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dover, NH was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dover, NH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    28.4k ± 637
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.6k ± 347
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.24k ± 443
3.5%
Hispanic Population
1.17k people

In 2024, there were 17.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.4k people) in Dover, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.24k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.5% of the people in Dover, NH are hispanic (1.17k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    8,457 ± 2,251 people
  2. India
    7,313 ± 2,094 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    6,580 ± 1,987 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Hampshire was Canada, the natal country of 8,457 New Hampshire residents, followed by India with 7,313 and Dominican Republic with 6,580.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.96%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.99k people
5.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.69k people

As of 2024, 5.96% of Dover, NH residents (1.99k 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, NH was 5.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    393 ± 144
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    303 ± 136
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    282 ± 118

Dover, NH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Dover, NH employs 19.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dover, NH were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,911 people), Manufacturing (2,716 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,221 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($138,250), Finance & Insurance ($88,575), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,349).

Employment

Occupations

19.9k
2024 Value
± 1,267
2.05%
1 Year growth
± 8.86%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dover, NH grew at a rate of 2.05%, from 19.5k employees to 19.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dover, NH, are Management Occupations (2,338 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,130 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,704 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dover, NH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19.9k
2024 Value
± 1,267
2.05%
1 Year growth
± 8.86%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dover, NH grew at a rate of 2.05%, from 19.5k employees to 19.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dover, NH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,911 people), Manufacturing (2,716 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,221 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dover, NH, though some of these residents may live in Dover, NH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$66,027
Median earning men ± $5,283
$48,429
Median earning women ± $4,853

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($117,014), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($98,086), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($67,727), Public Administration ($67,639), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,949).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.71%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 693k people employed in New Hampshire. This represents a 2.71% 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 16.3%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Dover, NH was $436,700 in 2024, which is 1.31 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $398,500 to $436,700, a 9.59% increase. The homeownership rate in Dover, NH is 52.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dover, NH have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dover, NH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$436,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,333
$7,921
Median Property Taxes
±$633

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dover, NH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dover, NH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

52.7%
Homeownership
2024
62.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 52.7% of the housing units in Dover, NH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$94,829
Median Household Income
± $6,905
15k
Number of Households
± 1,053

In 2024, the median household income of the 15k households in Dover, NH grew to $94,829 from the previous year's value of $92,748.

The following chart displays the households in Dover, NH 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dover, NH is from New Hampshire.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in New Hampshire
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in New Hampshire

In 2023, the income inequality in New Hampshire was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.771% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Hampshire was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Hampshire in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.6%)
  3. Carpooled (5.01%)

In 2024, 69.1% of workers in Dover, NH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.01%).

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.

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Commute Time

22.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dover, NH have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.69% of the workforce in Dover, NH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dover, NH (2.7k out of 32.4k 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 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dover, NH 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.

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Health

93.7% of the population of Dover, NH has health coverage, with 58.3% on employee plans, 9.42% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 1.69% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Hampshire see 1,149 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,149 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1302 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 250 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.6% under 18 years, 29% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.29%
Uninsured
58.3%
Employer Coverage
9.42%
Medicaid
12.9%
Medicare
11.4%
Non-Group
1.69%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dover, NH grew by 3.3% from 6.09% to 6.29%.

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