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New Jersey·Morris County
3 tracts·19K people·$367K median·6,938/mi²
Hispanic 76 · White 13 · Other 4 · Black 4 · Asian 2 · Multiracial 1
Married couple 48 · Other 29 · Living alone 23
Health 41 · Professional 19 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Service 28 · Production · transport 23 · Management · business · science · arts 22 · Sales · office 15 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 6 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Dover is $366,700 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Dover has 18,563 residents across 3 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.8; the population is 76.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% White, 4.0% Other, 3.8% Black, 2.1% Asian and 0.8% Multiracial; the average household has 2.8 people; 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.2% (Census ACS).
East Dover Elementary School (37%), North Dover Elementary School (27%) and Academy Street Elementary School (20%) lead the elementary schools; Dover Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (38%); Dover High School is the high school with reported scores (23%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,825/month, 16% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Dover is $73,737 a year, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Dover, median rent is $1,825/month and the median home value is $366,700 (Census ACS).
Dover reported 1.7 violent crimes and 4.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 53 inches; snowfall averages 48 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Dover are inland flooding (99), winter weather (94) and strong wind (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.29g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Dover, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).