Language Spoken At Home in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 12,052 | 100% |
English only | 11,452 | 95.0% |
Language other than English | 600 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 443 | 3.7% |
Spanish | 518 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 426 | 3.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 70 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 5 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 7 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,817 | 100% |
American | 838 | 6.5% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 15 | 0.1% |
Danish | 10 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 290 | 2.3% |
English | 1,307 | 10.2% |
French (except Basque) | 636 | 5.0% |
French Canadian | 44 | 0.3% |
German | 4,502 | 35.1% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 86 | 0.7% |
Irish | 1,969 | 15.4% |
Italian | 1,052 | 8.2% |
Lithuanian | 11 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 81 | 0.6% |
Polish | 376 | 2.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 102 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 235 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 259 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 117 | 0.9% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 71 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 532 | 4.2% |
Ukrainian | 24 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 322 | 2.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,171 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,370 | 65.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,364 | 26.4% |
Married-couple family | 2,627 | 50.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 843 | 16.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 166 | 3.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 82 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 577 | 11.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 439 | 8.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,801 | 34.8% |
Householder living alone | 1,627 | 31.5% |
65 years and over | 968 | 18.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,456 | 28.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,974 | 38.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 12,332 | 100% |
Householder | 5,171 | 41.9% |
Spouse | 2,570 | 20.8% |
Child | 3,496 | 28.3% |
Other relatives | 520 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 575 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 275 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,681 | 100% |
Never married | 1,164 | 24.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,756 | 58.9% |
Separated | 56 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 151 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 554 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,703 | 100% |
Never married | 1,129 | 19.8% |
Now married, except separated | 2,721 | 47.7% |
Separated | 76 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 894 | 15.7% |
Divorced | 883 | 15.5% |
Fertility in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 130 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 31 | 23.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 100 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 146 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 59 | 40.4% |
Less than 1 year | 13 | 8.9% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 39 | 26.7% |
5 or more years | 7 | 4.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 59 | 100% |
Who are female | 22 | 37.3% |
Who are married | 52 | 88.1% |
School Enrollment in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,896 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 200 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 194 | 6.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,216 | 42.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 652 | 22.5% |
College or graduate school | 634 | 21.9% |
Educational Attainment in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,022 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 315 | 3.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 595 | 6.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,940 | 43.7% |
Some college, no degree | 1,564 | 17.3% |
Associate's degree | 567 | 6.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,280 | 14.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 761 | 8.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.6% |
Veteran Status in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,899 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,279 | 12.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 12,332 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,607 | 13.0% |
Under 18 years | 2,918 | 100% |
With a disability | 158 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 6,744 | 100% |
With a disability | 484 | 7.2% |
65 years and over | 2,670 | 100% |
With a disability | 965 | 36.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 12,712 | 100% |
Same house | 11,148 | 87.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,564 | 12.3% |
Same county | 888 | 7.0% |
Different county | 676 | 5.3% |
Same state | 407 | 3.2% |
Different state | 269 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,817 | 100% |
Native | 12,453 | 97.2% |
Born in United States | 12,324 | 96.2% |
State of residence | 10,504 | 82.0% |
Different state | 1,820 | 14.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 129 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 364 | 2.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 364 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 122 | 33.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 242 | 66.5% |
Year of Entry in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 493 | 100% |
Native | 129 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 129 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 364 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 112 | 30.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 252 | 69.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dover City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 364 | 100% |
Europe | 59 | 16.2% |
Asia | 14 | 3.8% |
Africa | 3 | 0.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 288 | 79.1% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |