Demographics of Dover city, Ohio

Dover city, Ohio had 12,947 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −223 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

12,947
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,053 ±31.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −223 people.; 41.7 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,276 ±$8,151
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, Ohio's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dover city, Ohio'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Dover city, Ohio's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dover city, Ohio'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	13,170	100.0	100.0
2021	13,088	99.4	100.2
2022	12,960	98.4	100.7
2023	12,965	98.4	101.6
2024	12,951	98.3	102.5
2025	12,947	98.3	103.1

Population of Dover city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,170	—
2021	13,088	−82
2022	12,960	−128
2023	12,965	+5
2024	12,951	−14
2025	12,947	−4

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.7 ±3.7: for men 35.4 ±4.1 and for women 48.4 ±3.2. 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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	376 ±175	2.9% ±1.3	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,677 ±466	20.5% ±3.6	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,079 ±268	8.3% ±2.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,875 ±381	22.0% ±2.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,028 ±452	23.2% ±3.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,018 ±390	23.1% ±3.0	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,276 ±$8,151, and income per person $35,549 ±$3,976, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,126 ±319	20.3% ±5.6	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,060 ±260	19.1% ±4.6	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	980 ±237	17.7% ±4.2	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	557 ±159	10.0% ±2.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,108 ±299	20.0% ±5.3	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	492 ±220	8.9% ±3.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	221 ±107	4.0% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.1	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	Ohio	United States
All ages	1,464 ±568	11.5% ±4.5	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	206 to 664	7.2% to 21.6%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	641 ±279	10.4% ±4.4	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	388 ±160	11.0% ±4.3	10.6% ±0.2	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	Ohio	United States
Housing units	5,921 ±317	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±7.0	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.2% to 9.5%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.6% ±5.3	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.4% ±5.4	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$193,700 ±$14,901	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$997 ±$62	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±6	1970 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	994 ±450	7.6% ±3.4	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,661 ±488	89.3% ±3.7	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11 to 213	0.1% to 1.6%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 78	0% to 0.6%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	56 to 436	0.4% to 3.3%	4.3% ±0.1	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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	10,221 ±520	78.3% ±4.0	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,884 ±471	14.4% ±3.6	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	25 to 183	0.2% to 1.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	844 ±393	6.5% ±3.0	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	45 to 377	0.3% to 2.9%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	226 to 1,040	1.7% to 8.0%	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Dover city among the places of Ohio

145th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Dover city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Clayton city	13,277 ±23
Marietta city	13,203 ±30
Loveland city	13,197 ±244
Bexley city	13,114 ±23
Harrison city	13,084 ±70
Dover city	13,053 ±31
West Carrollton city	12,976 ±27
Bedford city	12,931 ±24
Amherst city	12,906 ±41
Amelia CDP	12,871 ±951
Greenville city	12,741 ±31

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026