CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Dover Base Housing

Delaware · 3,394 residents · 0.75 sq mi

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Dover Base Housing is home to 3,394 people in Delaware. The median age is 22.9, younger than the US median of 35.2. Owners hold 1% of the housing stock. Since 2009 the city has risen by half, up 1,293 people. Density works out to 4,519 people per square mile. That trails the Delaware median by roughly 28%.

At a glance

Lower income

median household income $34,318, below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 22.9

US median: 35.2

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Renter-heavy

1% owner-occupied

US average: 66%

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,394

+62%vs 2009

vs 2,101 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Population density

4,519 / sq mi

+62%vs 2009

vs 2,798 / sq mi in 2009

US average: 242

Median age

22.9

+10%vs 2009

vs 20.9 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

0.75 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 517%(578)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 912.3%(418)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(274)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 194.7%(160)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 2414.5%(493)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3428%(952)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.5%(457)

US avg: 16%

45 to 541.4%(49)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 640.2%(8)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 740.1%(3)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 840.1%(2)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,318

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $46,979 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,119

−23%vs 2009

vs $15,755 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

4.2%

−6.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 10.8% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$75,000

US average: $120,530

Median gross rent

$723

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,317 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

1.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 1.3% in 2009

99.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic76.4%(1,606)

Black12.1%(254)

Hispanic / Latino5%(104)

Asian3.3%(70)

2000

White, non-Hispanic69%(2,343)

Black16.4%(555)

Hispanic / Latino7.7%(263)

Asian1.7%(59)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American16.9%(502)

Ecuadorian16.8%(497)

Mexican3.7%(111)

Puerto Rican1.8%(52)

Spaniard1.3%(38)

Cuban0.7%(21)

Central American0.5%(14)

Dominican0.4%(12)

Panamanian0.3%(8)

Guatemalan0.2%(6)

Colombian0.2%(5)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(3)

Filipino0.1%(2)

Thai0%(1)

Ancestry

German17.5%(518)

Irish11%(325)

English8.7%(259)

American5.3%(158)

Italian4.3%(126)

Austrian2%(58)

Polish1.5%(43)

French1.4%(42)

Scottish1%(29)

Croatian0.8%(25)

Swedish0.8%(25)

West Indian0.8%(25)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.7%(22)

Norwegian0.6%(18)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.6%(18)

British0.5%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(11)

French Canadian0.3%(8)

Subsaharan African0.2%(7)

Greek0.2%(6)

Ukrainian0.2%(6)

Lithuanian0.2%(5)

Welsh0.1%(4)

Russian0.1%(3)

Dutch0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest South American population · Largest Ecuadorian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.3%

+2.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 19.6% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

97.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 98.5% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.8%

−1.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 8.6% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

9.7 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married9.1%(97)

Married89%(951)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced1.9%(20)

Women 15+

Never married7.1%(78)

Married89.8%(983)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced3.1%(34)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 3.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

4.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.6%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

90.2%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 95.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.6%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)67%(152)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(32)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era2.6%(6)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 227 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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