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Dover, Delaware Economy Profile

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 Dover, Delaware United States
StateDelaware
CityDover
Total population32,135 281,421,906
Male15,122138,053,563
Female17,013143,368,343
Median age (years)32.935.3
Total households12,340105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)38,66941,994

Dover, Delaware Economy

63.76% of people are in the labor force of Dover, Delaware. The total population of Dover, Delaware is 32,135 people. Per capita income in Dover, Delaware is equal to nineteen thousand, four hundred and forty-five dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Dover, Delaware, receive $34,824, female full-time, year-round workers in Dover, Delaware, are paid twenty-six thousand, sixty-one dollars. There are five hundred and fifty-nine families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 4.37% of workers in Dover, Delaware. Sixty-seven point two one percent comprise private wage and salary workers in Dover, Delaware. There are zero Unpaid family workers in Dover, Delaware. One thousand, nine hundred and thirty people are involved in public administration. 23.44% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Dover, Delaware. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Dover, Delaware is as follows: 3.71%.

 Dover, Delaware %, Dover, Delaware United States
Population 16 years and over25,596  217,168,077
In labor force16,320 63.76%63.92%
- Civilian labor force15,318 59.85%63.39%
- - Employed14,174 55.38%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,144 4.47%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.5  5.8
- Armed Forces1,002 3.91%0.53%
Not in labor force9,276 36.24%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over13,836 54.06%51.66%
In labor force7,980 31.18%29.72%
- Civilian labor force7,778 30.39%29.65%
- - Employed7,238 28.28%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,396 9.36%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,571  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over14,675  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone11,275 76.83%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,910 13.02%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)154 1.05%4.73%
Walked724 4.93%2.93%
Other means218 1.49%1.19%
Worked at home394 2.68%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.0 0.13%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over14,174  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations5,014 35.37%33.65%
Service occupations2,575 18.17%14.86%
Sales and office occupations4,089 28.85%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations44 0.31%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations999 7.05%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations1,453 10.25%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining89 0.63%1.87%
Construction707 4.99%6.78%
Manufacturing1,276 9.0%14.1%
Wholesale trade316 2.23%3.6%
Retail trade1,989 14.03%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities526 3.71%5.2%
Information293 2.07%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing1,002 7.07%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,054 7.44%9.3%
Educational, health and social services3,322 23.44%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,216 8.58%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)454 3.2%4.87%
Public administration1,930 13.62%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers9,527 67.21%78.47%
Government workers4,028 28.42%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business619 4.37%6.63%
Unpaid family workers0  0.31%
 Dover, Delaware %, Dover, Delaware United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households12,460  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,272 10.21%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999984 7.9%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,836 14.74%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,550 12.44%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,191 17.58%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,319 18.61%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,203 9.65%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999829 6.65%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999192 1.54%2.2%
$200,000 or more84 0.67%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)38,669  41,994
With earnings9,938 38.83%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)47,554  56,604
With Social Security income3,182 12.43%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,757  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income543 2.12%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,813  6,320
With public assistance income455 1.78%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,862  3,032
With retirement income2,777 10.85%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)16,491  17,376
 
Families7,468  72,261,780
Less than $10,000554 7.42%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999376 5.03%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999836 11.19%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999782 10.47%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,295 17.34%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,659 22.21%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,039 13.91%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999691 9.25%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999164 2.2%2.75%
$200,000 or more72 0.96%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)48,338  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)19,445  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers34,824  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers26,061  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families861  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years738 85.71%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years440 51.1%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present559  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years524 93.74%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years317 56.71%42.27%
 
Individuals4,041  33,899,812
18 years and over2,559 63.33%65.35%
- 65 years and over390 9.65%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,460 36.13%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years893 22.1%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,341 33.18%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.