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People QuickFacts |
Dover |
Delaware |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
32,808 | 817,491 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
2.4% | 4.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
32,135 | 783,600 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
11.7% | 17.6% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.7% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.5% | 24.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.3% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.9% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
54.9% | 74.6% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
37.2% | 19.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.2% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.6% | 2.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.6% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
4.1% | 4.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
48.6% | 56.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.1% | 5.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
10.2% | 9.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.3% | 100.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
28.8% | 82.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.0 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
13,195 | 343,072 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
52.3% | 72.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$111,300 | $130,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
12,340 | 298,736 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.35 | 2.54 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$38,669 | $47,381 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,445 | $23,305 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
13.8% | 9.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Dover |
Delaware |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
D | 12,585,529 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
802,879 | 8,236,970 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$25,441 | $11,206 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
82,260 | 1,008,954 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
3,110 | 56,586 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
12.0% | 9.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
17.4% | 24.1% |
