Dover, NC Population

Overview

334

Total Population

57.0

Median age

55.99%

Female population %

78.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

52.5

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Dover's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Dover is 57.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dover's population under 18 was 13.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dover's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dover, 3.89% were under the age of 15, 22.75% aged 15 to 29, 42.81% aged 30 to 64, 29.34% aged 65 to 84, and 1.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40 more females than males in Dover:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.99% females and 44.01% males in Dover, NC.
The Dover, NC gender ratio is 78.6:100 i.e. 78.6 men to 100 women (0.786).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 32.

Dover's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dover population: 34.43% are White, 61.98% are Black or African American and 3.59% are multiracial.
Dover's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 333 (99.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dover is Black or African American with a population of 207 (61.98% of the total population).

Dover's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 443 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Dover's population decreased by 40 (9.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dover's population decreased by 53 (13.18%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Dover's population was lowest in year 2021 at 347.