Demographics of Dover town, New Jersey

Dover town, New Jersey had 18,919 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +507 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

18,919
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,563 ±40.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +507 people.; 39.8 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,737 ±$4,923
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 town, New Jersey's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dover town, New Jersey'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, New Jersey's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dover town, New Jersey'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	18,412	100.0	100.0
2021	18,466	100.3	100.2
2022	18,442	100.2	100.7
2023	18,545	100.7	101.6
2024	18,880	102.5	102.5
2025	18,919	102.8	103.1

Population of Dover town, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,412	—
2021	18,466	+54
2022	18,442	−24
2023	18,545	+103
2024	18,880	+335
2025	18,919	+39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.8 ±2.8: for men 37.3 ±3.4 and for women 42.3 ±1.9. 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	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	833 ±260	4.5% ±1.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,757 ±519	14.9% ±2.8	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,684 ±370	9.1% ±2.0	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,373 ±638	28.9% ±3.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,062 ±657	27.3% ±3.5	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,854 ±463	15.4% ±2.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,737 ±$4,923, and income per person $34,245 ±$3,021, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey 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	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	756 ±279	11.3% ±4.1	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,384 ±355	20.8% ±5.2	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,389 ±406	20.9% ±6.0	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	678 ±214	10.2% ±3.2	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,358 ±293	20.4% ±4.3	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	626 ±197	9.4% ±2.9	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	470 ±155	7.1% ±2.3	21.6% ±0.2	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	2,600 ±889	14.2% ±4.9	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	878 ±341	25.2% ±8.8	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,313 ±472	12.0% ±4.2	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	409 ±193	10.5% ±4.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dover town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dover town	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	6,831 ±361	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.5% ±0.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.9% to 4.0%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.0% ±7.2	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.0% ±5.6	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$366,700 ±$16,201	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,825 ±$163	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±4	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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,174 ±770	76.4% ±4.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,384 ±561	12.8% ±3.0	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	711 ±284	3.8% ±1.5	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	116 to 676	0.6% to 3.6%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	353 to 1,133	1.9% to 6.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	21 to 289	0.1% to 1.6%	3.5% ±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	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	6,236 ±678	33.6% ±3.7	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,468 ±427	7.9% ±2.3	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,476 ±531	8.0% ±2.9	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,383 ±880	50.5% ±4.7	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,606 ±640	19.4% ±3.4	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,777 ±836	31.1% ±4.5	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dover town among the places of New Jersey

66th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Dover town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Tinton Falls borough	19,361 ±53
Point Pleasant borough	19,334 ±40
Ocean Acres CDP	19,204 ±1,102
Rutherford borough	18,894 ±25
Colonia CDP	18,587 ±1,155
Dover town	18,563 ±40
Preakness CDP	18,520 ±1,037
Dumont borough	18,279 ±55
Avenel CDP	17,121 ±1,128
New Milford borough	16,995 ±34
North Arlington borough	16,461 ±34

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