Dover

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  1. Dover Legal Resources
  2. Dover Statistics
  3. Dover Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Dover Employment Information
  5. Dover Family Information
  6. Dover Education Information
  7. Dover Public Benefits Information
  8. Dover Criminal Information
  9. Dover Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Dover Zip Codes


Dover Legal Resources Back to top

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Dover Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 18,188
  • Land Area (2000): 6.940 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 25.087 square kilometers
Dover Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 87,003 2002 91,582 2005 94,527
2000 90,387 2003 93,410 2006 18,455
2001 90,453 2004 94,327 2007 18,306

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Houses (2000): 5,568
Dover Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dover Employment Information Back to top
Dover Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 475 9.84%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 446 9.24%
3. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 442 9.16%
4. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 202 4.18%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 193 4.00%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 179 3.71%
7. Health Care 161 3.34%
8. Chemical Manufacturing 157 3.25%
9. Public Administration 154 3.19%
10. Other Transportation 126 2.61%
11. Metal Manufactuing 114 2.36%
12. Repair and Maintenance 109 2.26%
13. Truck Transportation 109 2.26%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 106 2.20%
15. Educational Services 104 2.15%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 101 2.09%
17. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 101 2.09%
18. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 82 1.70%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 79 1.64%
20. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 79 1.64%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 464 11.63%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 328 8.22%
3. Finance and Insurance 268 6.72%
4. Educational Services 263 6.59%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 238 5.97%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 191 4.79%
7. Chemical Manufacturing 154 3.86%
8. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 141 3.53%
9. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 136 3.41%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 124 3.11%
11. Department and Other General Stores 123 3.08%
12. Social Assistance 109 2.73%
13. Public Administration 105 2.63%
14. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 98 2.46%
15. Metal Manufactuing 81 2.03%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 77 1.93%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 68 1.70%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 67 1.68%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 64 1.60%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 58 1.45%

Dover Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 481 9.96%
2. Other Production Occupations 425 8.80%
3. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 266 5.51%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 223 4.62%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 215 4.45%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 196 4.06%
7. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 185 3.83%
8. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 184 3.81%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 145 3.00%
10. Other Construction Trades 132 2.73%
11. Computer Specialists 130 2.69%
12. Other Food Preparation and Servers 121 2.51%
13. Other Management Occupations 121 2.51%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 108 2.24%
15. Engineers 102 2.11%
16. Construction Laborers 96 1.99%
17. Business Operations Specialists 93 1.93%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 92 1.91%
19. Painters and Paperhangers 80 1.66%
20. Cashiers 75 1.55%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 299 7.50%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 287 7.19%
3. Secretaries and Admins 258 6.47%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 195 4.89%
5. Cashiers 180 4.51%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 167 4.19%
7. Customer Service Representatives 157 3.94%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 141 3.53%
9. Assemblers and Fabricators 139 3.48%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 111 2.78%
11. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 106 2.66%
12. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 105 2.63%
13. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 99 2.48%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 89 2.23%
15. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 88 2.21%
16. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 86 2.16%
17. Other Management Occupations 79 1.98%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 79 1.98%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 76 1.91%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 76 1.91%

Dover Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,665 60.31%
15-35 hours 1,326 9.23%
1-14 hours 185 1.29%
No regular hours 4,191 29.17%

Dover Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 278 3.26%
5 AM-5:29 AM 154 1.81%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 383 4.49%
6 AM-6:29 AM 919 10.78%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,083 12.70%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,351 15.84%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,032 12.10%
8 AM-8:29 AM 781 9.16%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 366 4.29%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 542 6.36%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 191 2.24%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 50 0.59%
Noon-3:59 PM 641 7.52%
4 PM-11:59 PM 757 8.88%

Dover Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 216 2.53%
5-9 1,229 14.41%
10-14 1,381 16.19%
15-19 1,441 16.90%
20-24 1,320 15.48%
25-29 489 5.73%
30-34 1,139 13.36%
35-39 284 3.33%
40-44 172 2.02%
45-59 436 5.11%
60-89 246 2.88%
At least 90 175 2.05%

Dover Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 182 2.13% 5,894 69.11%
30-44 54 0.63% 1,541 18.07%
45-59 20 0.23% 416 4.88%
At least 60 140 1.64% 281 3.30%

Dover Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 14 0.16%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,970 22.81%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,335 61.77%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 12 0.14%
Color 4 Box Other 531 6.15%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 396 4.58%
Color 6 Box Walked 270 3.13%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 109 1.26%

Dover Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dover Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,463 (17,865 people)
Families (2000): 3,983 (14,174 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,487
People at same address in 1995: 8,701
Dover Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 340 6.22%
$10,000-$14,999 253 4.63%
$15,000-$19,999 325 5.95%
$20,000-$24,999 329 6.02%
$25,000-$29,999 292 5.35%
$30,000-$34,999 262 4.80%
$35,000-$39,999 257 4.70%
$40,000-$44,999 214 3.92%
$45,000-$49,999 270 4.94%
$50,000-$59,999 527 9.65%
$60,000-$74,999 802 14.68%
$75,000-$99,999 651 11.92%
$100,000-$124,999 524 9.59%
$125,000-$149,999 245 4.48%
$150,000-$199,999 163 2.98%
$200,000 or more 9 0.16%

Dover Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,156 21.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,029 18.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 217 3.99%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 867 15.95%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 52 0.96%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 823 15.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 35 0.64%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 528 9.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 25 0.46%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 290 5.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 9 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 381 7.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 24 0.44%

Dover Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,554 30.64%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,851 12.45%
Public Assistance 183 1.23%
Retirement 922 6.20%
Self Employment 501 3.37%
Social Security 1,446 9.73%
Supplemental Security 188 1.26%
Wage / Salary 4,487 30.19%
Other 731 4.92%

Dover Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,373 49.50%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,401 50.50%

Dover Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 627 8.34%
Color 1 Box Married 4,062 54.06%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,663 35.44%
Color 3 Box Widowed 162 2.16%

Dover Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 657 9.27%
Color 1 Box Married 3,654 51.57%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,039 28.78%
Color 3 Box Widowed 735 10.37%

Dover Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dover Education Information Back to top
Dover Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 2,257 16.22%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,466 17.72%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,637 33.33%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,351 16.90%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 559 4.02%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,113 8.00%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 530 3.81%

Dover Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 170 0.93% 172 0.95% 342 1.88%
Kindergarten 321 1.76% 28 0.15% 349 1.92%
Grades 1-4 816 4.49% 124 0.68% 940 5.17%
Grades 5-8 800 4.40% 120 0.66% 920 5.06%
Grades 9-12 1,115 6.13% 118 0.65% 1,233 6.78%
Undergrad college 482 2.65% 152 0.84% 634 3.49%
Graduate or professional school 78 0.43% 68 0.37% 146 0.80%
Total 3,782 20.79% 782 4.30% 4,564 25.09%

Dover Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dover Public Benefits Information Back to top
Dover Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 15,441 86.64%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,381 13.36%

Dover Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dover Criminal Information Back to top
Dover Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 1.310 0.138 0.011 0.540 2.000 0.161 5.425 21.769 1.310 28.666
2000 1.239 0.077 0.022 0.454 1.792 0.277 5.122 20.390 1.250 27.039
2001 1.216 0.144 0.000 0.641 2.001 0.232 4.975 22.476 1.227 28.910
2002 1.343 0.098 0.120 0.502 2.064 0.240 4.717 19.971 1.005 25.933
2003 1.060 0.128 0.011 0.407 1.606 0.236 3.522 17.750 0.889 22.160
2004 0.859 0.085 0.032 0.318 1.293 0.170 3.710 15.414 0.869 19.994
2005 0.846 0.095 0.021 0.444 1.407 0.127 3.343 15.456 0.762 19.561
2006 1.734 0.108 0.000 1.626 3.468 0.054 4.606 12.896 1.626 19.128
2007 1.256 0.219 0.000 2.130 3.605 0.109 2.895 12.837 1.366 17.098

Dover Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 55 153
2005 36 157
2006 7 34
2007 5 35

Dover Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 2,668
2000 2,606
2001 2,796
2002 2,564

Dover Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dover Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Dover Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,490 13.69%
10-19 Years 2,231 12.27%
20-29 Years 3,070 16.88%
30-39 Years 3,504 19.27%
40-49 Years 2,598 14.28%
50-59 Years 1,775 9.76%
60-69 Years 1,070 5.88%
70-79 Years 820 4.51%
80-89 Years 503 2.77%
90+ Years 127 0.70%

Dover Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,377 51.56%
Color 1 Box Female 8,811 48.44%

Dover Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 10,539 57.94%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 5,937 32.64%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,035 5.69%
Color 2 Box Asian 446 2.45%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 193 1.06%
Color 6 Box Other Race 20 0.11%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 18 0.10%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Dover Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Italian 1,320 18.44%
2. Irish 1,181 16.49%
3. German 985 13.76%
4. English 805 11.24%
5. United States Or American 698 9.75%
6. Polish 446 6.23%
7. Greek 288 4.02%
8. Hungarian 157 2.19%
9. Jamaican 141 1.97%
10. Portuguese 125 1.75%

Dover Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 9,427 55.54%
2. Only English 6,565 38.68%
3. Greek 275 1.62%
4. Tagalog 184 1.08%
5. Italian 114 0.67%
6. Korean 105 0.62%
7. French 48 0.28%
8. Other Indic 44 0.26%
9. German 33 0.19%
10. Gujarathi 31 0.18%

Dover Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 10,400 57.18%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,154 11.84%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 5,634 30.98%

Dover Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Dover Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dover Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
07801 07802