Dover Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

22,377

Total Population

47.4

Median age

52.59%

Female population %

90.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

66

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dover township is 47.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dover township's population under 18 was 19.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dover township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dover township, 15.69% were under the age of 15, 13.64% aged 15 to 29, 47.21% aged 30 to 64, 20.61% aged 65 to 84, and 2.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,161 more females than males in Dover township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.59% females and 47.41% males in Dover Township, Pennsylvania.
The Dover Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 90.1:100 i.e. 90.1 men to 100 women (0.901).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,024.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,082.

Dover township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dover township population: 92.17% are White, 3.47% are Black or African American, 0.35% are Asian, 1.10% are some other race and 2.91% are multiracial.
Dover township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 66 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,717 (97.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dover township is White with a population of 20,625 (92.17% of the total population).

Dover township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 23,386 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Dover township's population increased by 2,959 (16.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dover township's population increased by 1,365 (6.47%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 18,137.