Demographics of Dover city, New Hampshire

Dover city, New Hampshire had 34,623 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,833 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dover city, in four figures

34,623
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 33,364 ±27.; +5.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,833 people.; 36.9 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $94,829 ±$6,905
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dover city, New Hampshire's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dover city, New Hampshire's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Dover city, New Hampshire's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dover city, New Hampshire's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	32,790	100.0	100.0
2021	33,292	101.5	100.2
2022	33,337	101.7	100.7
2023	33,473	102.1	101.6
2024	33,903	103.4	102.5
2025	34,623	105.6	103.1

Population of Dover city, New Hampshire on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	32,790	—
2021	33,292	+502
2022	33,337	+45
2023	33,473	+136
2024	33,903	+430
2025	34,623	+720

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.9 ±1.9: for men 35.3 ±1.5 and for women 38.5 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dover city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under 5	1,551 ±284	4.6% ±0.8	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,099 ±536	12.3% ±1.6	13.7% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,736 ±663	11.2% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,604 ±829	31.8% ±2.5	25.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,777 ±642	23.3% ±1.9	27.9% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,597 ±603	16.8% ±1.8	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $94,829 ±$6,905, and income per person $52,795 ±$2,207, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,031 ±$1,123 in New Hampshire and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dover city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under $25,000	1,666 ±361	11.1% ±2.4	10.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,289 ±442	15.2% ±2.9	13.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,105 ±447	14.0% ±2.9	14.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,972 ±361	13.1% ±2.4	12.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,730 ±464	18.1% ±3.0	20.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,998 ±379	13.3% ±2.5	12.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,282 ±310	15.2% ±2.0	16.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dover city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Hampshire	United States
All ages	2,695 ±501	8.3% ±1.5	7.2% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	165 to 549	3.0% to 9.7%	7.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,716 ±383	8.7% ±1.9	6.8% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	622 ±217	8.7% ±2.9	7.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dover city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dover city	New Hampshire	United States
Housing units	15,433 ±472	648,472 ±247	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.5% ±4.2	85.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.5% ±1.2	14.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.7% ±2.9	72.8% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.3% ±3.1	27.2% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$436,700 ±$20,333	$402,500 ±$2,808	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,607 ±$100	$1,491 ±$15	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dover city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,168 ±319	3.5% ±1.0	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,448 ±637	85.3% ±1.9	86.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	396 ±179	1.2% ±0.5	1.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,596 ±347	4.8% ±1.0	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	50 to 426	0.1% to 1.3%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,518 ±518	4.5% ±1.6	4.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dover city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Born in the state	14,231 ±907	42.7% ±2.7	40.8% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,780 ±905	50.3% ±2.7	51.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	346 ±154	1.0% ±0.5	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,007 ±376	6.0% ±1.1	6.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,083 ±272	3.2% ±0.8	3.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	924 ±313	2.8% ±0.9	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dover city among the places and towns of New Hampshire

5th of 85 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Hampshire page.

Places of New Hampshire near Dover city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Manchester city	115,643 ±48
Nashua city	91,294 ±68
Concord city	44,375 ±38
Derry town	34,116 ±23
Dover city	33,364 ±27
Rochester city	33,144 ±44
Salem town	30,964 ±29
Merrimack town	28,164 ±27
Londonderry town	26,685 ±23
Hudson town	25,557 ±30

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Reported crime in Dover city, New Hampshire

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026