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Dover town, Morris County, NJ

18,420 Population
2.7 square miles 6,884.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±2.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Morris County: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$31,603 ±$2,775 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Morris County: $69,226 ±$1,093
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$70,519 ±$4,390 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Morris County: $134,929 ±$2,240
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

11.6% ±4.5% (2,113  ±809) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Morris County: 5.1% 25,572 (±0.4% / ±2,123)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

26.9 minutes ±3.3 (264,560  ±37,345) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Morris County: 30.1 6,422,175 (±0.4 / ±119,357)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

6,455 ±358 Number of households
  • Morris County: 191,840 ±754
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
2.8 ±0.2 (18,206  ±28) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Morris County: 2.6 501,472 (±0 / ±167)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

1% ±1.1% (46  ±51) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Morris County: 5.1% † 5,734 (±0.6% / ±659)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Housing

6,621 ±378 Number of housing units
  • Morris County: 198,611 ±121
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

$347,100 ±$17,666 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Morris County: $557,000 ±$6,340
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

13.2% ±6.6% (2,429  ±1,214.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Morris County: 8.7% 44,137 (±0.6% / ±2,937.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

77% ±6.1% (10,064  ±878.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Morris County: 95.1% 344,618 (±1.1% / ±4,107.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
17.2% ±3% (2,253  ±395.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Morris County: 57.3% 207,434 (±0.8% / ±2,918.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

51.5% ±4.7% (9,483  ±866) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Morris County: 19.6% 100,222
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

2.3% ±0.8% (332  ±120) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Morris County: 3.5% 14,313 (±0.2% / ±912)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)
332 Total veterans ±120 321 Male ±118 11 Female ±20

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