Dover, OK Population

Overview

295

Total Population

60.8

Median age

65.08%

Female population %

53.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

82.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

61

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 60.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dover's population under 18 was 14.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dover's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dover, 7.12% were under the age of 15, 13.90% aged 15 to 29, 41.02% aged 30 to 64, 37.63% aged 65 to 84, and 0.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 89 more females than males in Dover:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 65.08% females and 34.92% males in Dover, OK.
The Dover, OK gender ratio is 53.6:100 i.e. 53.6 men to 100 women (0.536).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 63.

Dover's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dover population: 87.46% are White, 5.76% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.39% are some other race and 3.39% are multiracial.
Dover's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 61 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 234 (79.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dover is White with a population of 258 (87.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 480 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Dover's population increased by 88 (23.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dover's population decreased by 62 (13.45%), 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 2002 at 370.