Dover town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,122 ( 71 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.3 square miles
Population density: 116.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,599	87.31%	2.7%
Black:	178	4.32%	40.2%
Indian:	7	0.17%	79.4%
Asian:	27	0.66%	28.6%
2+ races:	148	3.59%	492.0%
Hispanic:	163	3.95%	13.2%

Total non-White:	523	12.69%	49.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-101	-3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	172	5.1

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
4,051
3,700	91.34%
127	3.14%
34	0.84%
21	0.52%
25	0.62%
144	3.55%
351	8.66%

2000
3,920
3,550	90.56%
175	4.46%
17	0.43%
2	0.05%
25	0.64%
151	3.85%
370	9.44%

1990
3,631
3,434	94.57%
76	2.09%
17	0.47%
6	0.17%
n/a
90	2.48%
197	5.43%

1980
3,419
3,276	95.82%
48	1.40%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
51	1.49%
143	4.18%

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

150	3.8
-19	-0.5

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

116	3.2
173	4.8

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

158	4.6
54	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Dover town, WI

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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
47.9
543	13.2%
3,579	86.8%
1,060	25.7%

1,199
2.53

892	74.4%
746	83.6%
59	6.6%
307	25.6%

2010
Number	Percent
44.3
807	19.9%
3,244	80.1%
560	13.8%

1,326
2.54

940	70.9%
763	81.2%
54	5.7%
386	29.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
1,102	28.1%
2,818	71.9%
309	7.9%

1,181
2.75

884	74.9%
795	89.9%
37	4.2%
297	25.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
856	23.6%
2,775	76.4%
343	9.4%

1,008
2.94

792	78.6%
737	93.1%
21	2.7%
216	21.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
944	27.6%
2,475	72.4%
229	6.7%

811
3.15

647	79.8%
582	90.0%
24	3.7%
164	20.2%

2022 Housing Data for Dover town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	18	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	19	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	27	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	0.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	49	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	24	2.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	103	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	135	11.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	162	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	231	19.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	85	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	167	13.9%
$200,000 or more	118	9.8%

Median Household Income	100,091
Per Capita Income	35,773

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	32	2.7%
Public Assistance	43	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	86	7.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,618	65.7%
Unemployed	32	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,650	67.0%
Not in Labor Force	811	33.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	691	647	51.6%
Non-Profit	22	113	16.3%
Self-Employed	90	54	62.5%

Local Government	40	132	23.3%
State Government	17	22	43.6%
Federal Government	7	3	70.0%

Total Private + Self	781	701	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	86	270	24.2%
Total	867	971	47.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	254	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	414	22.5%
Professional, Technical	387	21.1%
Service Occupations	221	12.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.5%
All others	562	30.6%

White Collar		57.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	297	16.2%
Retail trade	290	15.8%
Health care and social assistance	259	14.1%
Educational services	201	10.9%
Construction	173	9.4%
Finance and insurance	118	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	93	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	76	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	71	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	63	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	58	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	31	1.7%
Other services	31	1.7%
Wholesale trade	26	1.4%
Public administration	16	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	0.7%
Information	12	0.7%
Utilities	10	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	145	3.52%
Puerto Rican	15	0.36%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	17	0.41%
Laotian	7	0.17%
Chinese	3	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,920	98.9%
Spanish	25	0.6%
Other Indo-European	8	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.2%
Other	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,545	37.5%
Irish	387	9.4%
Polish	334	8.1%
English	324	7.9%
Norwegian	183	4.4%
Italian	171	4.1%
French	128	3.1%
Swedish	118	2.9%
American	104	2.5%
Danish	74	1.8%
Scottish	53	1.3%
Dutch	48	1.2%
Scandinavian	45	1.1%
French Canadian	43	1.0%
Hungarian	40	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,103	99.5%
Not a citizen	19	0.5%

Native	4,074	98.8%
Foreign-born	48	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
56	1.7%	187	5.8%	1,028	31.9%	1,184	36.7%	492	15.3%	276	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	56	1.7%
9-12 Years	187	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,028	31.9%
Some College	1,184	36.7%
Bach. Degree	492	15.3%
Grad Degree	276	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +221	R +94	D + 2.6%
D +127
2020 vs. 2012	R +283	R +365	R + 14.1%
D -82
2020 vs. 2008	R +390	R +526	R + 21.6%
D -136

2016 vs. 2008	R +169	R +432	R + 24.3%
D -263
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,553	69.2%	Joe Biden (D)	651	29.0%	39	1.7%	2,243	20	22	0.07%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	1,332	68.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	524	26.7%	103	5.3%	1,959	21	22	0.07%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,270	62.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	733	36.2%	21	1.0%	2,024	17	16	0.07%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	1,163	58.7%	Barack Obama (D)	787	39.7%	31	1.6%	1,981	16	13	0.07%
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,246	64.4%	John Kerry (D)	677	35.0%	11	0.6%	1,934	15	14	0.06%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	998	60.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	564	34.4%	78	4.8%	1,640	13	13	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

651

29.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,553

69.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,243

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

524

26.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,332

68.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,959

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

733

36.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,270

62.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,024

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

787

39.7%

John McCain (R)

1,163

58.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,981

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,246

64.4%

John Kerry (D)

677

35.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,934

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Dover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

998

60.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

564

34.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,640

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dover town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	57%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,292	72.0%	Mandela Barnes (D)	494	27.5%	8 [+]	0.4%	1,794	22	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.4%);
2022	G	56%	Tim Michels (R)	1,240	69.3%	Tony Evers* (D)	528	29.5%	22 [+]	1.2%	1,790	22	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 20 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	56%	Leah Vukmir (R)	1,129	63.3%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	653	36.6%	2 [+]	0.1%	1,784	19	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	56%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,230	68.4%	Tony Evers (D)	529	29.4%	39 [+]	2.2%	1,798	20	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 16 (0.9%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 14 (0.8%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 5 (0.3%); Michael White (Green) 4 (0.2%);
2016	S3	61%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,349	69.1%	Russ Feingold (D)	540	27.6%	64 [+]	3.3%	1,953	19	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 64 (3.3%);
2014	G	51%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,123	68.4%	Mary Burke (D)	505	30.8%	13 [+]	0.8%	1,641	16	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 9 (0.5%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 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	1,331
Median Value	$254,700

Occupied	1,199	90.1%
Vacant	132	9.9%

Owned	1,073	89.5%
Rented	126	10.5%
Median Rent	$1,236

Single-Family Units	1,193	89.6%
Detached	1,151	86.5%
Attached	42	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	30	2.3%
Mobile Homes	92	6.9%

Dover town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dover town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Dover town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dover town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dover town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dover town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dover town, WI