U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Dover, NJ

Morris County, New Jersey

Latitude: 40.885899     Longitude: -74.558241
Population 18,441 (2005)
Elevation of Dover, New Jersey: 800 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3418070, place: Dover town, New Jersey)

Total Population: 18,188
Male: 9,377 (51.56%)
Female: 8,811 (48.44%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,278 (7.03%)
5 to 9 years: 1,212 (6.66%)
10 to 14 years: 1,089 (5.99%)
15 to 19 years: 1,142 (6.28%)
20 to 24 years: 1,405 (7.72%)
25 to 34 years: 3,437 (18.9%)
35 to 44 years: 3,110 (17.1%)
45 to 54 years: 2,214 (12.17%)
55 to 59 years: 781 (4.29%)
60 to 64 years: 598 (3.29%)
65 to 74 years: 894 (4.92%)
75 to 84 years: 718 (3.95%)
85 years and over: 310 (1.7%)

Median age: 33.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 13,976 (76.84%)
21 years and over: 13,203 (72.59%)
62 years and over: 2,258 (12.41%)
65 years and over: 1,922 (10.57%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 13,976 (76.84%)
--Male: 7,214 (39.66%)
--Female: 6,762 (37.18%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,922 (10.57%)
--Male: 740 (4.07%)
--Female: 1,182 (6.5%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 17,299 (95.11%)
--White: 5,937 (32.64%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 10,539 (57.94%)
--Black or African American: 1,242 (6.83%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 62 (0.34%)
--Asian: 450 (2.47%)
----Asian Indian: 116 (0.64%)
----Chinese: 78 (0.43%)
----Filipino: 116 (0.64%)
----Japanese: 3 (0.02%)
----Korean: 24 (0.13%)
----Vietnamese: 90 (0.49%)
----Other Asian: 23 (0.13%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 2 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 3 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 2,909 (15.99%)
Two or more Races: 889 (4.89%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 10,539 (57.94%)
--Mexican: 1,557 (8.56%)
--Puerto Rican: 2,413 (13.27%)
--Cuban: 98 (0.54%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 6,471 (35.58%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 7,649 (42.06%)
--White Alone: 5,937 (32.64%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 17,871 (98.26%)
--Householder: 5,436 (29.89%)
--Spouse: 2,727 (14.99%)
--Child: 5,051 (27.77%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 3,479 (19.13%)
--Other relatives: 2,222 (12.22%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 533 (2.93%)
--Nonrelatives: 2,435 (13.39%)
----Unmarried partner: 393 (2.16%)
Living in group quarters: 317 (1.74%)
--Institutionalized Population: 253 (1.39%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 64 (0.35%)
Total households: 5,436
Family households (families): 3,918 (72.08%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,938 (35.65%)
--Married-couple families: 2,727 (50.17%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,398 (25.72%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 733 (13.48%)
----With own children under 18 years: 345 (6.35%)
Nonfamily households: 1,518 (27.92%)
--Householder living alone: 1,156 (21.27%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 475 (8.74%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 2,242 (41.24%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,277 (23.49%)
Average household size: 3.29 people
Average family size: 3.55 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 5,568
Occupied housing units: 5,436 (97.63%)
Vacant housing units: 132 (2.37%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 13 (0.23%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 0.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 2.3%
Occupied housing units: 5,436 (97.63%)
Owner occupied housing units: 2,875 (51.63%)
Renter occupied housing units: 2,561 (45.99%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 3.18 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 3.41 people

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