COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dover vs Wellesley
PLACE A
Dover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Dover is 94% smaller than Wellesley. Wellesley earns more, with a median household income $174,654 higher. Wellesley has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -3%).
DOVERWELLESLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,95930,347−94% vs Wellesley
Population density3,6083,028+579
Population growth-2.6%5.6%−8.2 pts
Median age40.937.1+3.8
Male54.2%43.5%+10.7 pts
Female45.8%56.5%−10.7 pts
Foreign-born10.2%18.1%−7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%67.6%+16.2 pts
Black3.2%2.1%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%7.4%−1.8 pts
Asian4.1%15.9%−11.8 pts
Other3.3%7.0%−3.7 pts
Median household income$75,347$250,001−$174,654
Per capita income$39,723$111,798−$72,075
Poverty rate6.0%4.0%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.488−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%89.0%−72.4 pts
Graduate degree4.3%56.7%−52.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%4.4%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation77.2%58.6%+18.6 pts
Median home value$206,200$1,582,700−$1,376,500
Median gross rent$1,168$2,886−$1,718
Owner-occupied66.6%84.4%−17.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%2.4%+1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households58.0%40.4%+17.7 pts
Average commute24.127.2−3.1
Worked from home4.9%32.0%−27.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Uninsured3.6%1.5%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024