COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dover vs Canton
PLACE A
Dover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Canton, Pennsylvania
Dover is 16% larger than Canton. Dover earns more, with a median household income $33,215 higher. Dover has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -12%).
DOVERCANTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,9591,682+16% vs Canton
Population density3,6081,460+2,148
Population growth-2.6%-12.2%+9.6 pts
Median age40.937.3+3.6
Male54.2%46.7%+7.5 pts
Female45.8%53.3%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born10.2%0.5%+9.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%97.7%−14.0 pts
Black3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%0.7%+4.9 pts
Asian4.1%0.0%+4.1 pts
Other3.3%1.6%+1.7 pts
Median household income$75,347$42,132+$33,215
Per capita income$39,723$24,336+$15,387
Poverty rate6.0%22.2%−16.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.464−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%14.4%+2.2 pts
Graduate degree4.3%4.7%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%8.1%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation77.2%49.5%+27.6 pts
Median home value$206,200$126,300+$79,900
Median gross rent$1,168$715+$453
Owner-occupied66.6%41.0%+25.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%10.8%−6.6 pts
Rent-burdened households58.0%38.5%+19.5 pts
Average commute24.121.0+3.2
Worked from home4.9%5.2%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured3.6%6.0%−2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025