With 1,795 people, Dover is a city in Arkansas. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 30.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 32.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. That trails the Arkansas median by roughly 47%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $112,200.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $32,332, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dover
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$98,163 → $112,200(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate23.1% → 30.5%(+7.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population1,055 → 1,795(+70%)US over the same years: +35%
Dover's population equals 2.8% of Pope County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 7.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.8%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.3%(28)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11%(30)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.7%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 272 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dover, decade by decade
Dover population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,055
$39,001
$98,163
7.6%
4.0
2000
1,329
$50,454
$101,648
12.0%
8.8
2010
1,378
$41,054
$120,408
13.9%
18.8
2020
1,337
$37,971
$119,386
14.1%
29.8
2024
1,795
$32,332
$112,200
16.3%
32.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
