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Dover

New Hampshire · 34,623 residents (2025 est.) · 26.7 sq mi
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Dover is home to 33,364 people in New Hampshire. 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. The population is up 24% since 2000. 6% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,829, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Dover

What changed most since 1990

  • Adults with a bachelor's degree24.3% → 52.0% (+27.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • White share96.0% → 85.3% (−10.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 128 cities and towns in the Boston metro

  • 95th in household income$94,829
  • 61st in share with a bachelor's degree52.0%
  • 105th in home value$436,700
  • 76th in diversity score33.3

Its weight in Strafford County

Dover's population equals 25% of Strafford County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 35% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 35% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
33,364
+24%since 2000
from 26,884 in 2000
34,623 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,248 / sq mi
+24%since 2000
from 1,006 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
36.9
+4%since 2000
from 35.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
26.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
24K27K29K32K34K19902000201020202024Dover
202433K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(1,551)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.4%(1,454)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.4%(1,468)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.8%(1,935)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.9%(2,978)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3418.9%(6,298)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.9%(4,306)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.2%(3,727)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.1%(4,050)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.8%(3,264)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(1,660)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(673)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$94,829
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,873 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$52,795
+125%since 2000
from $23,459 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.7%
+23.8 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.417
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.416 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade3.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$436,700
+84%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $130,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,607
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $639 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
52.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 51.2% in 2000
47.3% rent
Vacancy rate
2.5%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.15 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.33 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.2%
−6.9 ptssince 2009
from 33.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.6
+8%since 2009
from 4.2 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
72
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic93.8%(25,217)
Black1.1%(289)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(306)
Asian2.3%(620)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic85.3%(28,448)
Black1.2%(396)
Hispanic / Latino3.5%(1,168)
Asian4.8%(1,596)
Other5.3%(1,756)
Diversity Score
33
+80%since 2009
from 19 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican1.5%(498)
Mexican0.8%(267)
Dominican0.3%(96)
Spaniard0.3%(93)
Cuban0.1%(42)
Colombian0.1%(27)
Ecuadorian0.1%(17)
Asian origin
Indonesian1.3%(430)
Filipino1.3%(421)
Asian Indian0.7%(234)
Nepalese0.4%(136)
Chinese0.3%(108)
Bangladeshi0.3%(97)
Cambodian0.2%(54)
Korean0.1%(32)
Laotian0.1%(21)
Thai0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(12)
Ancestry
Irish24.9%(8,299)
English20.6%(6,881)
German12.6%(4,194)
French9.3%(3,119)
Italian7.7%(2,585)
French Canadian6.2%(2,065)
Polish4.2%(1,414)
Scottish4%(1,324)
American3.5%(1,181)
Swedish2.3%(771)
Scotch-Irish1.5%(512)
Russian1.4%(453)
+ 32 more ancestry groups with data
Portuguese1.3%(449)
Greek1.3%(421)
Norwegian0.8%(262)
Dutch0.7%(226)
Lithuanian0.7%(225)
Arab0.6%(212)
Canadian0.5%(166)
Welsh0.5%(160)
Lebanese0.5%(158)
British0.4%(147)
Finnish0.2%(80)
Hungarian0.2%(77)
West Indian0.2%(75)
Ukrainian0.2%(70)
Kenyan0.2%(62)
Swiss0.2%(57)
Danish0.2%(55)
Belgian0.2%(54)
Nigerian0.1%(49)
Armenian0.1%(45)
Jamaican0.1%(44)
Moroccan0.1%(22)
Czech0.1%(20)
Austrian0.1%(19)
Serbian0.1%(18)
Brazilian0%(15)
Egyptian0%(14)
Latvian0%(13)
Slovak0%(8)
Iranian0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
52.0%
+19.6 ptssince 2000
from 32.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.8%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 88.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
18.2%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 10.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.7 min
+56%since 2000
from 14.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.1%
−11.0 ptssince 2009
from 80.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.6%
+14.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.1%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 5.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
72.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 73.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 80.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
52.8%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 42.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
6.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.5%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2012
from 11.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.3%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 10.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.4%
+12.0 ptssince 2017
from 83.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 95.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.5%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 79.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 91.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 1.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41%(5,786)
Married49.1%(6,937)
Widowed2.4%(341)
Divorced7.5%(1,058)
Women 15+
Never married34.9%(5,156)
Married46%(6,788)
Widowed5.9%(865)
Divorced13.3%(1,960)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.3%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 10.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
66.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 66.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.0%
−3.2 ptssince 2020
from 15.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 17.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
77.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 78.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
29.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 28.6% 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)18.7%(282)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30%(453)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(485)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.8%(102)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(26)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,509 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
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199025,042$75,619$286,08824.3%9.7
200026,884$79,921$237,72632.4%14.9
201029,987$82,118$359,21138.2%25.0
202032,741$90,701$332,22046.5%34.3
202433,364$94,829$436,70052.0%33.3

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Dover, New Hampshire?

Dover, New Hampshire has about 33,364 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dover, New Hampshire?

The typical household in Dover, New Hampshire earns about $94,829 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Dover, New Hampshire expensive?

In Dover, New Hampshire, the median home is worth about $436,700, and the typical rent is about $1,607 a month.

How educated are people in Dover, New Hampshire?

About 52.0% of adults age 25 and over in Dover, New Hampshire hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Dover, New Hampshire?

About 8.3% of people in Dover, New Hampshire live below the federal poverty line.

Has Dover, New Hampshire grown since 1990?

Yes, Dover, New Hampshire has grown since 1990. The population has added about 8,322 residents, a change of about 33 percent over that period.

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