Dover town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,401 ( 298 from 2010 )
Land area: 55.2 square miles
Population density: 152.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,207	73.88%	9.1%
Black:	448	5.33%	18.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	201	2.39%	74.8%
2+ races:	322	3.83%	103.8%
Hispanic:	1,223	14.56%	2.0%

Total non-White:	2,194	26.12%	17.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-621	-8.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	323	4.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,699
6,828	78.49%
379	4.36%
17	0.20%
115	1.32%
158	1.82%
1,199	13.78%
1,871	21.51%

2000
8,573
7,407	86.40%
395	4.61%
7	0.08%
23	0.27%
175	2.04%
491	5.73%
1,166	13.60%

1990
7,792
6,871	88.18%
672	8.62%
0	0.00%
93	1.19%
n/a
156	2.00%
921	11.82%

1980
7,290
6,437	88.30%
523	7.17%
90	1.23%
48	0.66%
n/a
210	2.88%
853	11.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-579	-6.8
705	8.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

536	6.9
245	3.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

434	6.0
68	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Dover town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.5
1,183	14.1%
7,218	85.9%
1,430	17.0%

3,337
2.47

2,400	71.9%
1,708	71.2%
133	5.5%
937	28.1%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
2,067	23.8%
6,632	76.2%
976	11.2%

3,259
2.65

2,292	70.3%
1,746	76.2%
180	7.9%
967	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
2,379	27.7%
6,194	72.3%
840	9.8%

3,080
2.70

2,174	70.6%
1,687	77.6%
187	8.6%
906	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
1,833	23.5%
5,959	76.5%
823	10.6%

2,585
2.63

1,811	70.1%
1,468	81.1%
124	6.8%
774	29.9%

1980
Number	Percent
33.0
1,992	27.3%
5,298	72.7%
901	12.4%

2,270
2.83

1,709	75.3%
1,389	81.3%
153	9.0%
561	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Dover town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	311	9.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	69	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	113	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	129	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	60	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	64	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	65	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	134	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	78	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	212	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	213	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	340	10.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	290	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	289	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	634	19.0%
$200,000 or more	336	10.1%

Median Household Income	90,818
Per Capita Income	42,037

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	108	3.2%
Public Assistance	42	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	351	10.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,534	69.3%
Unemployed	311	6.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,845	75.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,253	24.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,476	1,216	54.8%
Non-Profit	71	483	12.8%
Self-Employed	293	158	65.0%

Local Government	192	119	61.7%
State Government	153	113	57.5%
Federal Government	0	87	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,769	1,374	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	416	802	34.2%
Total	2,185	2,176	50.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	413	9.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	987	22.5%
Professional, Technical	1,160	26.5%
Service Occupations	775	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	92	2.1%
All others	1,044	23.8%

White Collar		58.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	735	16.8%
Retail trade	481	11.0%
Construction	392	9.0%
Other services	359	8.2%
Manufacturing	340	7.8%
Educational services	324	7.4%
Transportation and warehousing	263	6.0%
Public administration	237	5.4%
Accommodation and food services	230	5.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	221	5.0%
Finance and insurance	219	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	130	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	106	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	92	2.1%
Utilities	87	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	77	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	39	0.9%
Information	30	0.7%
Management	11	0.3%
Wholesale trade	6	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	197	2.34%
Puerto Rican	404	4.81%
Cuban	89	1.06%
Dominican	138	1.64%

Total Central American	70	0.83%
Costa Rican	12	0.14%
Guatemalan	36	0.43%
Honduran	22	0.26%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	216	2.57%
Argentinean	18	0.21%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	147	1.75%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	14	0.17%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	37	0.44%

Other Hispanic	109	1.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	139	1.65%
Indian	50	0.60%
Korean	12	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,924	84.3%
Spanish	710	8.6%
Other Indo-European	270	3.3%
Chinese	120	1.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	93	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	69	0.8%
Other	20	0.2%
German, other Germanic	11	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,674	19.9%
Irish	1,486	17.7%
German	1,070	12.7%
American	717	8.5%
English	653	7.8%
Polish	308	3.7%
French	216	2.6%
Dutch	151	1.8%
French Canadian	146	1.7%
Romanian	133	1.6%
Scottish	119	1.4%
Canadian	104	1.2%
Swedish	89	1.1%
Slovak	82	1.0%
Welsh	45	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,021	95.5%
Not a citizen	380	4.5%

Native	7,351	87.5%
Foreign-born	1,050	12.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
229	3.5%	531	8.2%	2,229	34.3%	1,901	29.3%	1,032	15.9%	568	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	229	3.5%
9-12 Years	531	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,229	34.3%
Some College	1,901	29.3%
Bach. Degree	1,032	15.9%
Grad Degree	568	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +226	D +126	D + 6.7%
D +352
2020 vs. 2012	R +645	R +430	R + 11.3%
D +215
2020 vs. 2008	R +517	R +427	R + 11.4%
D +90

2016 vs. 2008	R +291	R +553	R + 18.0%
D -262
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,067	55.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,573	42.6%	56	1.5%	3,696	18	9	0.04%
2016	48%	Donald Trump (R)	1,841	57.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,221	38.1%	142	4.4%	3,204	21	12	0.04%
2012	42%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,422	50.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,358	48.2%	39	1.4%	2,819	15	3	0.04%
2008	47%	John McCain (R)	1,550	50.4%	Barack Obama (D)	1,483	48.2%	41	1.3%	3,074	14	5	0.04%
2004	45%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,551	54.5%	John Kerry (D)	1,258	44.2%	39	1.4%	2,848	14	4	0.04%
2000	41%	George W. Bush (R)	1,269	49.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,123	44.0%	159	6.2%	2,551	15	2	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,573

42.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,067

55.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,696

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,221

38.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,841

57.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,204

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,358

48.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,422

50.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

2,819

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,483

48.2%

John McCain (R)

1,550

50.4%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,074

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,551

54.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,258

44.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,848

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,269

49.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,123

44.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

119

4.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

2,551

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dover town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	37%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,287	51.9%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,195	48.1%	0	0.0%	2,482	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	38%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,522	59.6%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	963	37.7%	69 [+]	2.7%	2,554	23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 31 (1.2%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 27 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.4%);
2016	S3	45%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,557	51.4%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,412	46.6%	62 [+]	2.0%	3,031	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 38 (1.3%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 24 (0.8%);
2014	G	24%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	968	59.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	614	37.9%	39 [+]	2.4%	1,621	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 31 (1.9%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 4 (0.2%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 3 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,765
Median Value	$293,200

Occupied	3,337	88.6%
Vacant	428	11.4%

Owned	2,421	72.6%
Rented	916	27.4%
Median Rent	$1,085

Single-Family Units	2,564	68.1%
Detached	2,549	67.7%
Attached	15	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	137	3.6%
Mobile Homes	457	12.1%

Dover town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dover town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Dover town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dover town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dover town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dover town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dover town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dover town, NY