Dover, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

41%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dover	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$49,392	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$114,852	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$137,507	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$90,434	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$77,880	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,274	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.9%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dover is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Dover is 41% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dover is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dover is 61% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$76,560 $114,852 $229,704

City

$53,646 $80,478 $160,956

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Dover employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.4%	14.4%
Manufacturing sector	30.7%	30.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	10.0%	10.0%
Public administration	5.9%	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.1%	11.1%
Education, health & social services	7.9%	7.9%
Other	18.4%	18.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Messiah College, PA	2,118	$367,783	352.2%
Stonybrook, PA	3,270	$174,617	114.7%
Grantley, PA	4,408	$152,676	87.7%
Lake Meade, PA	2,570	$151,932	86.8%
Maytown, PA	4,266	$151,717	86.5%
Dover, PA	2,191	$114,852	41.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hart, MI	2,191	$68,252	16.1%
Dousman, WI	2,191	$104,965	29.1%
East Broughton, QC	2,190	n/a
Ferdinand, IN	2,192	$100,234	23.2%
Milan, IN	2,192	$69,764	14.2%
Dover, PA	2,191	$114,852	41.2%

Source: The Dover, PA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.