General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1021200, place: Dover city, Delaware)Total Population: 32,135Male: 15,122 (47.06%)
Female: 17,013 (52.94%)
Population data by age, 2000 dataUnder 5 years: 2,146 (6.68%)
5 to 9 years: 2,118 (6.59%)
10 to 14 years: 2,133 (6.64%)
15 to 19 years: 2,958 (9.2%)
20 to 24 years: 3,259 (10.14%)
25 to 34 years: 4,396 (13.68%)
35 to 44 years: 4,564 (14.2%)
45 to 54 years: 3,707 (11.54%)
55 to 59 years: 1,432 (4.46%)
60 to 64 years: 1,138 (3.54%)
65 to 74 years: 2,143 (6.67%)
75 to 84 years: 1,518 (4.72%)
85 years and over: 623 (1.94%)
Median age: 32.9 yearsPopulation data by age, legal ages, 2000 data18 years and over: 24,573 (76.47%)
21 years and over: 21,958 (68.33%)
62 years and over: 4,994 (15.54%)
65 years and over: 4,284 (13.33%)
18 years and older by gender, 2000 data18 years and over: 24,573 (76.47%)
--Male: 11,295 (35.15%)
--Female: 13,278 (41.32%)
65 years and older by gender, 2000 data65 years and over: 4,284 (13.33%)
--Male: 1,678 (5.22%)
--Female: 2,606 (8.11%)
Races, 2000 dataOne Race: 31,293 (97.38%)
--White: 17,123 (53.28%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,327 (4.13%)
--Black or African American: 11,961 (37.22%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 146 (0.45%)
--Asian: 1,016 (3.16%)
----Asian Indian: 267 (0.83%)
----Chinese: 103 (0.32%)
----Filipino: 188 (0.59%)
----Japanese: 56 (0.17%)
----Korean: 233 (0.73%)
----Vietnamese: 43 (0.13%)
----Other Asian: 126 (0.39%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 12 (0.04%)
----Native Hawaiian: 4 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 1 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 7 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 503 (1.57%)
Two or more Races: 842 (2.62%)
Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 dataHispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,327 (4.13%)
--Mexican: 284 (0.88%)
--Puerto Rican: 616 (1.92%)
--Cuban: 49 (0.15%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 378 (1.18%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 30,808 (95.87%)
--White Alone: 17,123 (53.28%)
Housedold Data, 2000 dataHousehold population: 29,017 (90.3%)
--Householder: 12,340 (38.4%)
--Spouse: 4,983 (15.51%)
--Child: 8,313 (25.87%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 6,597 (20.53%)
--Other relatives: 1,517 (4.72%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 735 (2.29%)
--Nonrelatives: 1,864 (5.8%)
----Unmarried partner: 761 (2.37%)
Living in group quarters: 3,118 (9.7%)
--Institutionalized Population: 842 (2.62%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 2,276 (7.08%)
Total households: 12,340Family households (families): 7,500 (60.78%)
----With own children under 18 years: 3,708 (30.05%)
--Married-couple families: 4,983 (40.38%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,065 (16.73%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 2,061 (16.7%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,382 (11.2%)
Nonfamily households: 4,840 (39.22%)
--Householder living alone: 3,872 (31.38%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,304 (10.57%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 4,144 (33.58%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,837 (22.99%)
Average household size: 2.35 people
Average family size: 2.98 people
Housing Units, 2000 dataTotal housing units: 13,195
Occupied housing units: 12,340 (93.52%)
Vacant housing units: 855 (6.48%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 58 (0.44%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.7%
Occupied housing units: 12,340 (93.52%)
Owner occupied housing units: 6,454 (48.91%)
Renter occupied housing units: 5,886 (44.61%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.5 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.19 people
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