CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dover

New Hampshire · 25,042 residents · 26.7 sq mi

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Dover is home to 25,042 people in New Hampshire. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $119,200. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.4% of residents. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,042

−7%vs 2000

vs 26,884 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

26.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,594)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(1,431)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(1,262)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(1,372)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2412.7%(3,182)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.8%(5,215)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(3,297)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(2,367)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(2,082)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(1,798)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(1,034)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(408)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,507

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,873 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,413

−34%vs 2000

vs $23,459 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$119,200

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $130,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$523

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $639 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

50.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.2% in 2000

49.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(25,217)

Black1.1%(289)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(306)

Asian2.3%(620)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(24,233)

Black1.2%(307)

Hispanic / Latino1%(252)

Asian1.5%(379)

Other0.5%(123)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.5%(498)

Mexican0.8%(267)

Dominican0.3%(96)

Spaniard0.3%(93)

South American0.1%(44)

Cuban0.1%(42)

Colombian0.1%(27)

Central American0.1%(22)

Ecuadorian0.1%(17)

Honduran0%(8)

Guatemalan0%(7)

Salvadoran0%(7)

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)

Subsaharan African0.5%(152)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(11)

Slovak0%(8)

Iranian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.3%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.1%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.7%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.8 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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