Dover, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

13,053

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.7

3.22% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

3.41% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$64,276

3.81% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Dover, OH is home to a population of 13.1k people, from which 95.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.47% of Dover, OH residents were born outside of the country (844 people).

In 2024, there were 21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.7k people) in Dover, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 554 Other (Hispanic) and 414 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%

2024 Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of Dover, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dover, OH was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dover, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.7k ± 488
Other (Hispanic)
554 ± 478
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
414 ± 341

7.62%

Hispanic Population

994 people

7.62% of the people in Dover, OH are hispanic (994 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dover, OH 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 Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

6.47%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

844 people

6.09%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

797 people

As of 2024, 6.47% of Dover, OH residents (844 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, OH was 6.09%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
319 ± 141
Korea
70 ± 52
Gulf War (1990s)
52 ± 53

Dover, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.56 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dover, OH.

Economy

The economy of Dover, OH employs 6.15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dover, OH were Manufacturing (1,311 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (850 people), and Educational Services (779 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($92,552), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,556), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,103).

Employment

Occupations

6.15k

2024 Value

± 657

5.5%

1 Year growth

± 15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dover, OH grew at a rate of 5.5%, from 5.83k employees to 6.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dover, OH, are Management Occupations (757 people), Production Occupations (635 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (548 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dover, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (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

6.15k

2024 Value

± 657

5.5%

1 Year growth

± 15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dover, OH grew at a rate of 5.5%, from 5.83k employees to 6.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dover, OH, are Manufacturing (1,311 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (850 people), and Educational Services (779 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dover, OH, though some of these residents may live in Dover, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,685

Median earning men ± $6,519

$38,680

Median earning women ± $5,508

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($130,043), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,304), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,882), Manufacturing ($59,632), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,456).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dover, OH was $193,700 in 2024, which is 0.582 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $172,600 to $193,700, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Dover, OH is 59.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dover, OH have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dover, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$193,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,901

$3,302

Median Property Taxes

±$441

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, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

59.6%

Homeownership

2024

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.6% of the housing units in Dover, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$64,276

Median Household Income

± $8,151

5.54k

Number of Households

± 632

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.54k households in Dover, OH grew to $64,276 from the previous year's value of $61,918.

The following chart displays the households in Dover, OH 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dover, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.1%)
Worked At Home (9.14%)
Carpooled (8.8%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Dover, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.14%) and those who carpooled to work (8.8%).

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

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dover, OH have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.57% of the workforce in Dover, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dover, OH (1.46k out of 12.7k 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 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 12 - 14.

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