COMPARING TWO PLACES
Denton vs Dover
PLACE A
Denton, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Dover, Pennsylvania
Denton is 159% larger than Dover. Dover earns more, with a median household income $8,837 higher. Denton has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -3%).
DENTONDOVERDIFFERENCE
Total population5,0751,959+159% vs Dover
Population density9643,608−2,644
Population growth9.7%-2.6%+12.4 pts
Median age39.240.9−1.7
Male48.5%54.2%−5.7 pts
Female51.5%45.8%+5.7 pts
Foreign-born2.4%10.2%−7.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.8%83.8%−18.0 pts
Black24.5%3.2%+21.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%5.6%−2.1 pts
Asian0.3%4.1%−3.8 pts
Other5.8%3.3%+2.5 pts
Median household income$66,510$75,347−$8,837
Per capita income$29,780$39,723−$9,943
Poverty rate12.8%6.0%+6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.382+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%16.6%−5.0 pts
Graduate degree3.6%4.3%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate12.7%7.1%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation62.5%77.2%−14.7 pts
Median home value$234,600$206,200+$28,400
Median gross rent$1,043$1,168−$125
Owner-occupied48.1%66.6%−18.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.5%4.2%−0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households52.2%58.0%−5.8 pts
Average commute30.024.1+5.9
Worked from home7.7%4.9%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured2.0%3.6%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025