COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dover vs Middletown
PLACE A
Dover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Middletown, Delaware
Dover is 92% smaller than Middletown. Middletown earns more, with a median household income $37,484 higher. Middletown has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -3%).
DOVERMIDDLETOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,95925,798−92% vs Middletown
Population density3,6082,035+1,573
Population growth-2.6%22.9%−25.5 pts
Median age40.938.7+2.2
Male54.2%43.9%+10.3 pts
Female45.8%56.1%−10.3 pts
Foreign-born10.2%10.7%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%51.8%+31.9 pts
Black3.2%31.0%−27.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%5.9%−0.3 pts
Asian4.1%4.2%−0.0 pts
Other3.3%7.1%−3.8 pts
Median household income$75,347$112,831−$37,484
Per capita income$39,723$52,839−$13,116
Poverty rate6.0%8.4%−2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.419−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%44.0%−27.5 pts
Graduate degree4.3%18.0%−13.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%8.0%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation77.2%69.4%+7.7 pts
Median home value$206,200$409,600−$203,400
Median gross rent$1,168$1,583−$415
Owner-occupied66.6%76.8%−10.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%1.3%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households58.0%22.7%+35.3 pts
Average commute24.130.0−5.9
Worked from home4.9%18.9%−14.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured3.6%2.2%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025