Demographics of Dover town, Massachusetts

Dover town, Massachusetts had 6,026 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +110 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 town, in four figures

6,026
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,930 ±22.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +110 people.; 44.9 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; At the edge of the top or bottom interval
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dover town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dover town, Massachusetts'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 town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dover town, Massachusetts'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	5,916	100.0	100.0
2021	5,896	99.7	100.2
2022	5,886	99.5	100.7
2023	5,894	99.6	101.6
2024	6,012	101.6	102.5
2025	6,026	101.9	103.1

Population of Dover town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,916	—
2021	5,896	−20
2022	5,886	−10
2023	5,894	+8
2024	6,012	+118
2025	6,026	+14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.9 ±2.3: for men 45.0 ±2.9 and for women 44.7 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dover town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	350 ±124	5.9% ±2.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,190 ±281	20.1% ±4.7	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	565 ±211	9.5% ±3.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	871 ±165	14.7% ±2.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,963 ±275	33.1% ±4.6	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	991 ±169	16.7% ±2.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is At the edge of the top or bottom interval, and income per person $133,756 ±$19,800, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dover town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	20 to 94	1.0% to 4.9%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7 to 111	0.4% to 5.8%	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	17 to 121	0.9% to 6.3%	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	18 to 154	0.9% to 8.0%	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	212 ±86	11.1% ±4.5	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	157 ±65	8.2% ±3.4	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,277 ±124	66.6% ±5.6	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	58 to 256	1.0% to 4.3%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 45	0% to 3.0%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10 to 160	0.3% to 5.3%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4 to 116	0.4% to 8.4%	10.4% ±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 town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dover town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	1,998 ±116	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±7.3	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.8% to 7.3%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	97.9% ±6.8	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	0.6% to 3.6%	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,340,300 ±$116,823	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,025 to $4,809	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±4	1964 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	42 to 284	0.7% to 4.8%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,530 ±348	76.4% ±5.9	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 291	0% to 4.9%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	675 ±183	11.4% ±3.1	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 132	0% to 2.2%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	104 to 606	1.8% to 10.2%	5.1% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	3,453 ±305	58.2% ±5.1	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,437 ±222	24.2% ±3.7	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 166	0% to 2.8%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	965 ±205	16.3% ±3.5	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	690 ±147	11.6% ±2.5	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	136 to 414	2.3% to 7.0%	8.3% ±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 town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

260th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Dover town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Southampton town	6,230 ±36
West Yarmouth CDP	6,194 ±814
Granby town	6,080 ±21
Hopedale town	6,027 ±20
Yarmouth Port CDP	5,961 ±613
Dover town	5,930 ±22
Kingston CDP	5,910 ±918
West Concord CDP	5,876 ±604
Rochester town	5,837 ±36
Eastham town	5,811 ±17
Scituate CDP	5,796 ±593

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