COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dover vs Portsmouth
PLACE A
Dover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Portsmouth, Virginia
Dover is 98% smaller than Portsmouth. Dover earns more, with a median household income $14,856 higher. Portsmouth has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -3%).
DOVERPORTSMOUTHDIFFERENCE
Total population1,95996,777−98% vs Portsmouth
Population density3,6082,906+702
Population growth-2.6%2.5%−5.1 pts
Median age40.935.9+5.0
Male54.2%47.9%+6.3 pts
Female45.8%52.1%−6.3 pts
Foreign-born10.2%3.3%+6.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%35.4%+48.4 pts
Black3.2%50.2%−47.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%5.4%+0.2 pts
Asian4.1%1.6%+2.5 pts
Other3.3%7.4%−4.1 pts
Median household income$75,347$60,491+$14,856
Per capita income$39,723$33,568+$6,155
Poverty rate6.0%17.3%−11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.449−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%24.3%−7.7 pts
Graduate degree4.3%8.9%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%6.6%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation77.2%63.8%+13.3 pts
Median home value$206,200$246,900−$40,700
Median gross rent$1,168$1,300−$132
Owner-occupied66.6%57.9%+8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%7.0%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households58.0%55.6%+2.4 pts
Average commute24.123.7+0.5
Worked from home4.9%8.7%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured3.6%7.4%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025