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Delaware · Census place 21200

Dover city, DE

Quick answer

Dover city has 39,491 residents, ranking #2 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $58,336, the median home is worth $248,500 and median gross rent runs $1,252 a month.

Population
39,491Dover city residents
Median household income
$58,336Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$248,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,252Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
47%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Dover city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Dover city median would spend about 25.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.5% of residents and 47% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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