COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dover vs York
PLACE A
Dover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
York, Pennsylvania
Dover is 96% smaller than York. Dover earns more, with a median household income $26,927 higher. York has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -3%).
DOVERYORKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,95945,342−96% vs York
Population density3,6088,568−4,960
Population growth-2.6%2.5%−5.1 pts
Median age40.934.3+6.6
Male54.2%49.7%+4.5 pts
Female45.8%50.3%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born10.2%11.1%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%33.6%+50.2 pts
Black3.2%24.1%−20.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%36.6%−31.0 pts
Asian4.1%1.0%+3.2 pts
Other3.3%4.7%−1.4 pts
Median household income$75,347$48,420+$26,927
Per capita income$39,723$26,308+$13,415
Poverty rate6.0%21.1%−15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%17.5%−0.9 pts
Graduate degree4.3%5.8%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%10.7%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation77.2%66.0%+11.2 pts
Median home value$206,200$119,700+$86,500
Median gross rent$1,168$1,014+$154
Owner-occupied66.6%43.7%+22.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%8.3%−4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households58.0%53.1%+5.0 pts
Average commute24.123.1+1.1
Worked from home4.9%10.7%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Uninsured3.6%10.6%−7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025