People Facts Dover New Hampshire
Population, 2003 estimate 28,216 1,287,687
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 5.0% 4.2%
Population, 2000 26,884 1,235,786
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 5.9% 11.4%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.7% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 20.8% 25.0%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.7% 12.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.0% 50.8%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 94.5% 96.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.1% 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.4% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% -
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.6%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.5% 1.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 1.1% 1.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 45.6% 55.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 5.0% 4.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 8.7% 8.3%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 88.1% 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 32.4% 28.7%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.4 25.3
 
Housing units, 2000 11,924 547,024
Homeownership rate, 2000 51.2% 69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $132,800 $133,300
 
Households, 2000 11,573 474,606
Persons per household, 2000 2.26 2.53
Median household income, 1999 $43,873 $49,467
Per capita money income, 1999 $23,459 $23,844
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 8.4% 6.5%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 114,920 11,371,112
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 270,120 15,812,027
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,364 $13,477
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) D 1,544,942
Total number of firms, 1997 2,199 115,747
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 F 2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 18.0% 23.6%
    Geography Facts Dover New Hampshire
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 27 8,968
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,006.2 137.8
Counties Strafford County