Dover, IL Population

Overview

125

Total Population

56.4

Median age

46.40%

Female population %

115.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

80-84 years

Largest age group

73.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Dover's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Dover is 56.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dover's population under 18 was 12.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dover's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dover, 10.40% were under the age of 15, 11.20% aged 15 to 29, 46.40% aged 30 to 64, 29.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 less females than males in Dover:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.40% females and 53.60% males in Dover, IL.
The Dover, IL gender ratio is 115.5:100 i.e. 115.5 men to 100 women (1.155).
For male population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 16.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 11.

Dover's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dover population: 94.40% are White, 0.80% are some other race and 4.80% are multiracial.
Dover's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 124 (99.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dover is White with a population of 118 (94.40% of the total population).

Dover's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 172 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Dover's population decreased by 8 (4.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dover's population decreased by 28 (17.07%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Dover's population was lowest in year 2021 at 134.