Dover, Delaware Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Dover	Delaware	National
Population	37,351	973,764	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	1,607	504	91
Median age	29.5	39.6	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	40%	54%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	47%	39%	43%
Speak English	89%	87%	79%
Speak Spanish	5%	7%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Dover is 219% higher than Delaware
The median age in Dover is 26% lower than Delaware
In Dover 45.91% of the population is White
In Dover 43.51% of the population is Black
In Dover 2.74% of the population is Asian

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Dover population breakdown by race

Race	Dover	Delaware	National
White	45.91%	69.22%	73.35%
Black	43.51%	21.72%	12.63%
Asian	2.74%	3.68%	5.22%
American Indian	0.49%	0.37%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.16%	0.05%	0.18%
Mixed race	5.20%	2.76%	3.06%
Other race	1.99%	2.19%	4.75%

In Dover, 8.9% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Dover, DE demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).