Dover, NH Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	26,884	100.0

Male	12,914	48.0
Female	13,970	52.0

Under 5 years	1,527	5.7
5 to 9 years	1,589	5.9
10 to 14 years	1,536	5.7
15 to 19 years	1,528	5.7
20 to 24 years	2,422	9.0
25 to 34 years	4,633	17.2
35 to 44 years	4,495	16.7
45 to 54 years	3,385	12.6
55 to 59 years	1,134	4.2
60 to 64 years	943	3.5
65 to 74 years	1,738	6.5
75 to 84 years	1,337	5.0
85 years and over	617	2.3

Median age (years)	35.5	(X)

18 years and over	21,282	79.2
Male	10,115	37.6
Female	11,167	41.5
21 years and over	20,378	75.8
62 years and over	4,247	15.8
65 years and over	3,692	13.7
Male	1,400	5.2
Female	2,292	8.5

RACE
One race	26,493	98.5
White	25,396	94.5
Black or African American	301	1.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	53	0.2
Asian	635	2.4
Asian Indian	101	0.4
Chinese	111	0.4
Filipino	46	0.2
Japanese	18	0.1
Korean	17	0.1
Vietnamese	77	0.3
Other Asian ¹	265	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.1
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	7	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	93	0.3
Two or more races	391	1.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	25,756	95.8
Black or African American	414	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	185	0.7
Asian	738	2.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	29	0.1
Some other race	175	0.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	26,884	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	306	1.1
Mexican	51	0.2
Puerto Rican	86	0.3
Cuban	20	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	149	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,578	98.9
White alone	25,217	93.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	26,884	100.0
In households	26,127	97.2
Householder	11,573	43.0
Spouse	4,920	18.3
Child	6,441	24.0
Own child under 18 years	5,262	19.6
Other relatives	770	2.9
Under 18 years	207	0.8
Nonrelatives	2,423	9.0
Unmarried partner	967	3.6
In group quarters	757	2.8
Institutionalized population	646	2.4
Noninstitutionalized population	111	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,573	100.0
Family households (families)	6,496	56.1
With own children under 18 years	3,048	26.3
Married-couple family	4,920	42.5
With own children under 18 years	2,079	18.0
Female householder, no husband present	1,195	10.3
With own children under 18 years	756	6.5
Nonfamily households	5,077	43.9
Householder living alone	3,593	31.0
Householder 65 years and over	1,069	9.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,238	28.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,402	20.8

Average household size	2.26	(X)
Average family size	2.87	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,924	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,573	97.1
Vacant housing units	351	2.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	69	0.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,573	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,920	51.2
Renter-occupied housing units	5,653	48.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.54	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.96	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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