Dover, Massachusetts Population

Overview

5,894

Total Population

45.2

Median age

48.20%

Female population %

107.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

264

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dover town is 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dover town's population under 18 was 28.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dover town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dover town, 20.19% were under the age of 15, 18.09% aged 15 to 29, 45.30% aged 30 to 64, 14.18% aged 65 to 84, and 2.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 212 less females than males in Dover town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.20% females and 51.80% males in Dover, Massachusetts.
The Dover, Massachusetts gender ratio is 107.5:100 i.e. 107.5 men to 100 women (1.075).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 402.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 322.

Dover town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dover town population: 81.29% are White, 13.01% are Asian, 0.93% are some other race and 4.77% are multiracial.
Dover town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 264 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,63 (95.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dover town is White with a population of 4,791 (81.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,130 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Dover town's population increased by 13 (0.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dover town's population increased by 312 (5.57%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,590.