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  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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Dover Legal Resources Back to top

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Dover Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 7,060
  • Land Area (2000): 141.857 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.631 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 2,632
Dover Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 14 0.19%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,227 99.81%

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 372 19.56%
2. Public Administration 159 8.36%
3. Educational Services 153 8.04%
4. Health Care 112 5.89%
5. Repair and Maintenance 85 4.47%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 83 4.36%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 75 3.94%
8. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 67 3.52%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 51 2.68%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 48 2.52%
11. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 46 2.42%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 40 2.10%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 37 1.95%
14. Electrical Goods, Wholesale 34 1.79%
15. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 32 1.68%
16. Paper Manufacturing 32 1.68%
17. Finance and Insurance 31 1.63%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 31 1.63%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 30 1.58%
20. Other Transportation 29 1.52%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 328 22.25%
2. Educational Services 177 12.01%
3. Public Administration 98 6.65%
4. Finance and Insurance 85 5.77%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 62 4.21%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 56 3.80%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 54 3.66%
8. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 43 2.92%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 42 2.85%
10. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 38 2.58%
11. Chemical Manufacturing 37 2.51%
12. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 35 2.37%
13. Construction 34 2.31%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 28 1.90%
15. Private Household Services 26 1.76%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 24 1.63%
17. Social Assistance 23 1.56%
18. Department and Other General Stores 22 1.49%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 19 1.29%
20. Florists 18 1.22%

Dover Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Carpenters 111 5.84%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 110 5.78%
3. Vehicle Mechanics 107 5.63%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 103 5.42%
5. Other Management Occupations 96 5.05%
6. Other Production Occupations 87 4.57%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 77 4.05%
8. Other Construction Trades 73 3.84%
9. Law Enforcement Workers 66 3.47%
10. Computer Specialists 57 3.00%
11. Other Food Preparation and Servers 53 2.79%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 46 2.42%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 43 2.26%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 43 2.26%
15. Other Construction Workers 41 2.16%
16. Other Sales and Related Occupations 40 2.10%
17. Cashiers 38 2.00%
18. Other Protective Service Workers 36 1.89%
19. Construction Laborers 33 1.74%
20. Business Operations Specialists 31 1.63%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 139 9.43%
2. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 107 7.26%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 91 6.17%
4. Registered Nurses 59 4.00%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 56 3.80%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 52 3.53%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 51 3.46%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 50 3.39%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 50 3.39%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 49 3.32%
11. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 44 2.99%
12. Bus Drivers 41 2.78%
13. Other Management Occupations 41 2.78%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 37 2.51%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 36 2.44%
16. Customer Service Representatives 35 2.37%
17. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 32 2.17%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 29 1.97%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 28 1.90%
20. Other Healthcare Support 26 1.76%

Dover Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,083 57.82%
15-35 hours 606 11.37%
1-14 hours 139 2.61%
No regular hours 1,504 28.21%

Dover Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 157 4.85%
5 AM-5:29 AM 125 3.86%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 295 9.11%
6 AM-6:29 AM 425 13.12%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 430 13.28%
7 AM-7:29 AM 451 13.92%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 410 12.66%
8 AM-8:29 AM 280 8.64%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 149 4.60%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 139 4.29%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 32 0.99%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 52 1.61%
Noon-3:59 PM 188 5.80%
4 PM-11:59 PM 106 3.27%

Dover Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 105 3.24%
5-9 247 7.63%
10-14 290 8.95%
15-19 367 11.33%
20-24 318 9.82%
25-29 219 6.76%
30-34 291 8.98%
35-39 101 3.12%
40-44 215 6.64%
45-59 466 14.39%
60-89 353 10.90%
At least 90 267 8.24%

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 0 0.00% 1,546 47.73%
30-44 0 0.00% 607 18.74%
45-59 6 0.19% 460 14.20%
At least 60 110 3.40% 510 15.75%

Dover Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 310 9.46%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,780 84.81%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 116 3.54%
Color 6 Box Walked 33 1.01%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 39 1.19%

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): 2,507 (7,042 people)
Families (2000): 1,862 (6,109 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 803
People at same address in 1995: 4,126
Dover Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 95 3.79%
$10,000-$14,999 55 2.19%
$15,000-$19,999 122 4.87%
$20,000-$24,999 110 4.39%
$25,000-$29,999 159 6.34%
$30,000-$34,999 162 6.46%
$35,000-$39,999 134 5.35%
$40,000-$44,999 133 5.31%
$45,000-$49,999 168 6.70%
$50,000-$59,999 302 12.05%
$60,000-$74,999 398 15.88%
$75,000-$99,999 443 17.67%
$100,000-$124,999 119 4.75%
$125,000-$149,999 61 2.43%
$150,000-$199,999 21 0.84%
$200,000 or more 25 1.00%

Dover Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 502 20.65%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 595 24.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 116 4.77%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 410 16.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 13 0.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 463 19.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 6 0.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 223 9.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 71 2.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 31 1.28%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Dover Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,164 32.01%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 769 11.37%
Public Assistance 40 0.59%
Retirement 503 7.44%
Self Employment 259 3.83%
Social Security 539 7.97%
Supplemental Security 52 0.77%
Wage / Salary 2,111 31.22%
Other 324 4.79%

Dover Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 582 39.35%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 897 60.65%

Dover Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 233 8.45%
Color 1 Box Married 1,712 62.10%
Color 2 Box Never Married 751 27.24%
Color 3 Box Widowed 61 2.21%

Dover Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 287 10.75%
Color 1 Box Married 1,606 60.17%
Color 2 Box Never Married 563 21.09%
Color 3 Box Widowed 213 7.98%

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 224 4.40%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 789 15.49%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,757 34.48%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,256 24.65%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 367 7.20%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 476 9.34%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 226 4.44%

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 99 1.40% 52 0.74% 151 2.14%
Kindergarten 108 1.53% 16 0.23% 124 1.76%
Grades 1-4 583 8.26% 22 0.31% 605 8.57%
Grades 5-8 463 6.56% 19 0.27% 482 6.83%
Grades 9-12 441 6.25% 15 0.21% 456 6.46%
Undergrad college 245 3.47% 64 0.91% 309 4.38%
Graduate or professional school 16 0.23% 31 0.44% 47 0.67%
Total 1,955 27.69% 219 3.10% 2,174 30.79%

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 6,535 92.83%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 505 7.17%

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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Dover Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,115 15.79%
10-19 Years 1,229 17.41%
20-29 Years 628 8.90%
30-39 Years 1,301 18.43%
40-49 Years 1,201 17.01%
50-59 Years 808 11.44%
60-69 Years 420 5.95%
70-79 Years 244 3.46%
80-89 Years 96 1.36%
90+ Years 18 0.25%

Dover Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,658 51.81%
Color 1 Box Female 3,402 48.19%

Dover Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 6,042 85.58%
Color 1 Box African-American 407 5.76%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 396 5.61%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 110 1.56%
Color 2 Box Asian 62 0.88%
Color 6 Box Other Race 25 0.35%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 15 0.21%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.04%

Dover Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 2,049 27.09%
2. Italian 1,260 16.66%
3. German 1,031 13.63%
4. English 686 9.07%
5. United States Or American 383 5.06%
6. French Non-Basque 325 4.30%
7. French Canadian 282 3.73%
8. Polish 282 3.73%
9. Scottish 148 1.96%
10. Dutch 140 1.85%

Dover Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 6,088 90.22%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 352 5.22%
3. French 71 1.05%
4. German 71 1.05%
5. Italian 63 0.93%
6. Other Slavic 27 0.40%
7. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 22 0.33%
8. Russian 22 0.33%
9. Hungarian 10 0.15%
10. Polish 9 0.13%

Dover Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 6,825 94.25%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 199 2.75%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 217 3.00%

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.