Dover is home to 404 people in North Carolina. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 47.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 32.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 49% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $131,800.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dover
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants77.8% → 59.7%(−18.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree3.9% → 7.8%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population464 → 404(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
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)31%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.4%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.4%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 29 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
464
$36,431
$76,082
3.9%
62.5
2000
443
$45,826
$101,284
4.5%
62.4
2010
401
$46,754
$115,661
15.5%
63.2
2020
349
$48,482
$100,599
12.1%
69.3
2024
404
$37,250
$131,800
7.8%
66.8
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.
