Dover is home to 1,956 people in Tennessee. The population is up 36% since 2000. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $203,500. Renters pay $743 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,190, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dover
What changed most since 1990
Median age47.7 → 41.4(−6.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share95.1% → 87.1%(−8.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$49,343 → $75,190(+52%)US over the same years: +14%
Dover's population equals 14% of Stewart County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 6.0% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 23% of the county's.
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)51.9%(67)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)43.4%(56)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.2%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 129 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
1,336
$49,343
$124,084
11.5%
11.8
2000
1,442
$61,643
$147,372
14.3%
13.3
2010
1,417
$48,312
$166,443
21.5%
13.0
2020
1,826
$49,564
$189,563
22.1%
22.9
2024
1,956
$75,190
$203,500
25.0%
29.3
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.
