| | People QuickFacts | Dover | Delaware |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 36,560 | 907,135 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 36,043 | 897,934 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.4% | 1.0% |
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Population, 2010 | 36,047 | 897,934 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.5% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.4% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.6% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 48.3% | 68.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 42.2% | 21.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.7% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 4.1% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 6.6% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 45.6% | 65.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 74.5% | 85.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.7% | 8.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.1% | 12.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.3% | 87.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 27.7% | 27.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 20.3 | 24.1 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 55.6% | 73.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 32.1% | 17.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $192,400 | $242,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 13,046 | 331,639 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.46 | 2.58 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,697 | $29,007 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $46,195 | $57,599 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.2% | 11.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Dover | Delaware |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,282 | 74,573 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 12.7% | 8.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.5% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.6% | 2.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.6% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,413,540 | 25,679,939 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 216,440 | 5,727,401 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,291,413 | 14,202,083 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $36,376 | $16,421 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 378,644 | 1,910,770 |