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Dover Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Dover Area is $25,259, which is lower than the state average of $30,191 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Dover Area median household income is $55,169. On average Dover Area residents spend 25.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.2 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #295

Dover Area	25,259 USD
Delaware	30,191 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dover Area	30,763 USD
Delaware	33,303 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dover Area	35,238 USD
Delaware	38,619 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dover Area	26,359 USD
Delaware	29,263 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #125

Dover Area	55,169 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Dover Area	67,230 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Dover Area	6.06%
Delaware	27.12%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Dover Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Delaware and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Dover Area		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.00%	$7,983, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.95%	$18,372, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.18%	$2,383, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.02%	$24,136, see rank	23.57%	$25,529	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Dover Area	64,357 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Dover Area	75,507 USD
Delaware	90,884 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Dover Area	Delaware	U.S.
White	$59,494, see rank	$64,791	$56,900
Black	$46,517, see rank	$46,149	$35,600
Hispanic	$50,210, see rank	$46,295	$42,396
Asian	$47,700, see rank	$87,453	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,410, see rank	$35,809	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$26,250, see rank	$38,914	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,016, see rank	$40,474	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,303, see rank	$47,325	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Dover Area	Delaware	U.S.
less than 25	$31,921, see rank	$29,750	$25,788
25 to 44	$59,024, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,660, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$43,079, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Dover Area	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	130,957, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	62,011, 47.35%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	43,227, 69.71%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,164, 3.49%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	41,063, 66.22%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	36,794, 89.60%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,269, 10.40%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	18,784, 30.29%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	68,946, 52.65%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	40,878, 59.29%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	449, 0.65%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	40,429, 58.64%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	36,898, 91.27%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,531, 8.73%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	28,068, 40.71%, see rank	40.00%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Dover Area	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	74,485, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	61,707, 82.84%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,990, 9.38%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	894, 1.20%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	1,418, 1.90%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	865, 1.16%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,611, 3.51%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Dover Area	25.8 minutes
Delaware	25.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Dover Area	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	73,692	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	36,794, 49.93%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,540, 25.93%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6,378, 17.33%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,919, 16.09%, see rank	16.94%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	232, 0.63%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,973, 10.80%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,331, 19.92%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	36,898, 50.07%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14,525, 39.37%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,663, 20.77%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,868, 32.16%, see rank	31.94%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	61, 0.17%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	49, 0.13%, see rank	0.12%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,641, 7.16%, see rank	4.86%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Dover Area	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	73,692, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,107, 1.50%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	4,862, 6.60%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,462, 8.77%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,155, 1.57%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	11,095, 15.06%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,466, 4.70%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	919, 1.25%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,759, 5.10%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,602, 6.24%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	18,211, 24.71%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,568, 8.91%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	8,352, 11.33%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,134, 4.25%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Dover Area	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	20,938	12.91%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,007	9.67%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.