Dover Plains, NY

Census Place

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2023 Population
1,077
6.67% 1-year decline
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
50
3.47% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
30.5%
17.2% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$62,813
6.92% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$264,000
3.77% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
507
6.46% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Dover Plains, NY had a population of 1.08k people with a median age of 50 and a median household income of $62,813. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Dover Plains, NY declined from 1,154 to 1,077, a −6.67% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,750 to $62,813, a 6.92% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dover Plains, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.7%), White (Hispanic) (20.3%), Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) (8.08%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (3.44%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.39%).

None of the households in Dover Plains, NY 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 Plains, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Dover Plains, NY was $264,000, and the homeownership rate was 48.6%.

Most people in Dover Plains, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 43.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Dover Plains, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkDutchess County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PADutchess County (North & East) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Dover Plains, NY is home to a population of 1.08k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 27.7% of Dover Plains, NY residents were born outside of the country (298 people).

In 2023, there were 3.18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (697 people) in Dover Plains, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 219 White (Hispanic) and 87 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%
2023 Citizenship
97%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.2% of Dover Plains, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Dover Plains, NY was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dover Plains, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    697 ± 239
  2. White (Hispanic)
    219 ± 191
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    87 ± 136
24.7%
Hispanic Population
266 people

In 2023, there were 3.18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (697 people) in Dover Plains, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 219 White (Hispanic) and 87 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

24.7% of the people in Dover Plains, NY are hispanic (266 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

27.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
298 people
24.2%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
279 people

As of 2023, 27.7% of Dover Plains, NY residents (298 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dover Plains, NY was 24.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    11 ± 24
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    0 ± 18
  3. Korea
    0 ± 18

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

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Economy

The economy of Dover Plains, NY employs 507 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Dover Plains, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (93 people), Accommodation & Food Services (68 people), and Retail Trade (56 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,313), Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,709), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,658).

Employment

Occupations

507
2023 Value
± 187
−6.46%
1 Year decline
± 54.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Dover Plains, NY declined at a rate of −6.46%, from 542 employees to 507 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dover Plains, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (138 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (68 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (55 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dover Plains, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

507
2023 Value
± 187
−6.46%
1 Year decline
± 54.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Dover Plains, NY declined at a rate of −6.46%, from 542 employees to 507 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dover Plains, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (93 people), Accommodation & Food Services (68 people), and Retail Trade (56 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dover Plains, NY, though some of these residents may live in Dover Plains, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,500
Median earning men ± $13,648
$51,097
Median earning women ± $14,935

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,742), Public Administration ($N/A), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,313), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,182), and Retail Trade ($42,042).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.82% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.86% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (3.99M), Bachelors Degree (3.38M), and Some college (2.73M).

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Dover Plains, NY was $264,000 in 2023, which is 0.87 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $254,400 to $264,000, a 3.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Dover Plains, NY is 48.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Dover Plains, NY have an average commute time of 43.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dover Plains, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$264,000
Median Property Value 2023
±$23,744
$198
Median Property Taxes
±$98

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

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

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Rent vs Own

48.6%
Homeownership
2023
78.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 48.6% of the housing units in Dover Plains, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 52.6%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,813
Median Household Income
± $31,973
407
Number of Households
± 149

In 2023, the median household income of the 407 households in Dover Plains, NY grew to $62,813 from the previous year's value of $58,750.

The following chart displays the households in Dover Plains, NY 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 $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dover Plains, NY is from Dover Plains, NY.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
  1. N/A
  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (80.9%)
  2. Public Transit (16.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.56%)

In 2023, 80.9% of workers in Dover Plains, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (16.6%) and those who worked at home (2.56%).

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

43.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dover Plains, NY have a longer commute time (43.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 17% of the workforce in Dover Plains, NY 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 Plains, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dover Plains, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dover Plains, NY (328 out of 1.08k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

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

99.4% of the population of Dover Plains, NY has health coverage, with 64% on employee plans, 18.6% on Medicaid, 5.2% on Medicare, 9.66% on non-group plans, and 1.95% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.05% increase from the previous year (1,174 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.7% were men and 54.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.1% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 51.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.7% were men and 54.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.65%
Uninsured
64%
Employer Coverage
18.6%
Medicaid
5.2%
Medicare
9.66%
Non-Group
1.95%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dover Plains, NY declined by 6.24% from 0.693% to 0.65%.

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