CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dover

North Carolina · 464 residents · 0.96 sq mi

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With 464 people, Dover is a city in North Carolina. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 43%. Median home value sits at $31,700. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 25.1%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

464

+5%vs 2000

vs 443 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−16%vs 2000

vs 42.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024404

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(37)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(36)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(23)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(69)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(61)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(41)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.9%(55)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.5%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(19)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,179

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,156 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,618

−47%vs 2000

vs $14,384 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.1%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,700

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$189

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $381 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.8%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

22.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.8%(203)

Black54%(239)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic51.1%(237)

Black48.9%(227)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.2%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1%(4)

Ancestry

Irish11.9%(48)

American8.2%(33)

French6.9%(28)

German5.2%(21)

English4.7%(19)

Scottish4%(16)

West Indian3.5%(14)

Jamaican3.5%(14)

Italian2.5%(10)

Scotch-Irish2%(8)

Subsaharan African1.5%(6)

Lithuanian0.2%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Welsh0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population · Largest German population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.9%

−11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 20.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.8%(48)

Married41.7%(65)

Widowed7.1%(11)

Divorced20.5%(32)

Women 15+

Never married41.9%(83)

Married33.3%(66)

Widowed9.1%(18)

Divorced15.7%(31)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.6%

+8.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.1%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.7%

−8.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.5%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.7%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.2%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% 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)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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