Dover Population and Demographics

Dover New Jersey Population and Demographics Resources

Dover town, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Dover Population: 18188 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 9377 51.56% Female 8811 48.44%       Under 5 years 1278 7.03% 5 to 9 years 1212 6.66% 10 to 14 years 1089 5.99% 15 to 19 years 1142 6.28% 20 to 24 years 1405 7.72% 25 to 34 years 3437 18.9% 35 to 44 years 3110 17.1% 45 to 54 years 2214 12.17% 55 to 59 years 781 4.29% 60 to 64 years 598 3.29% 65 to 74 years 894 4.92% 75 to 84 years 718 3.95% 85 years and over 310 1.7%       Median age (years) 33.7       18 years and over 13976 76.84% Male 7214 39.66% Female 6762 37.18% 21 years and over 13203 72.59% 62 years and over 2258 12.41% 65 years and over 1922 10.57% Male 740 4.07% Female 1182 6.5%       Race     One race 17299 95.11% White 12631 69.45% Black or African American 1242 6.83% American Indian and Alaska Native 62 0.34% Asian 450 2.47% Asian indian 116 0.64% Chinese 78 0.43% Filipino 116 0.64% Japanese 3 0.02% Korean 24 0.13% Vietnamese 90 0.49% Other Asian 23 0.13% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.03% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 3 0.02% Some other race 2909 15.99% Two or more races 889 4.89%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 18188 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 10539 57.94% Mexican 1557 8.56% Puerto Rican 2413 13.27% Cuban 98 0.54% Other Hispanic or Latino 6471 35.58% Not Hispanic or Latino 7649 42.06% White alone 5937 32.64%       Relationship     Total Population 18188 100.00% In households 17871 98.26% Householder 5436 29.89% Spouse 2727 14.99% Child 5051 27.77% Own child under 18 years 3479 19.13% Other relatives 2222 12.22% Under 18 years 533 2.93% Nonrelatives 2435 13.39% Unmarried partner 393 2.16% In group quarters 317 1.74% Institutionalized population 253 1.39% Non-Institutionalized population 64 0.35%       Households by Type     Total Households 5436 100.0 % Family households (families) 3918 72.08% With own children under 18 years 1938 35.65% Married-couple family 2727 50.17% With own children under 18 years 1398 25.72% Female householder, no husband present 733 13.48% With own children under 18 years 345 6.35% Non Family households 1518 27.92% Householder living alone 1156 21.27% Householder 65 years and over 475 8.74%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2242 41.24% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1277 23.49%       Average Household size 3.29 Average family size 3.55       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 5568 100.00% Occupied housing units 5436 97.63% Vacant housing units 132 2.37% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 13 0.23% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 5436 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 2875 52.89% Renter-occupied housing units. 2561 47.11%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3.18 Average household size of renter-occupied units 3.41

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