Community Profile: Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Demographics and Economic Data

Tables

Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Delaware, Dover MSA, and City of Dover
Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Dover, DE MSA

Figures

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Dover, DE MSA
Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Dover, DE MSA
Figure 3: Vacant Housing
Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Delaware, Dover MSA, and City of Dover

	State of Delaware	Dover MSA	City of Dover
Total Population	783,600	126,697	32,470
White alone	74.6%	73.6%	55.2%
Black or African American alone	19.0%	20.2%	35.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0.4%	0.9%	1.1%
Asian alone	2.1%	1.7%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race alone	2.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.3%	3.3%
Total Percentage	100%	100%	100%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population	4.8%	3.4%	4.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Dover, DE MSA

	Total Households		Low-Income Households (<50%)		Moderate-Income Households (50-79%)		Middle-Income Households (80-119%)		Upper-Income Households (≥120%)
Tract Income	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Low Income	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Moderate Income	4,058	8.6	1,162	11.2	988	12.5	862	8.6	1,046	5.5
Middle Income	37,290	79.0	8,083	77.5	6,174	78.1	8,173	81.5	14,860	78.9
Upper Income	5,851	12.4	1,181	11.3	746	9.4	988	9.9	2,936	15.6
Total	47,199	100.0	10,426	100.0	7,908	100.0	10,023	100.0	18,842	100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income				22.1		16.8		21.2		39.9

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov.

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Dover, DE MSA

Racial Composition of the Dover, DE MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Dover, DE MSA

Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Dover, DE MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 3: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

* Less than 0.5 percent of the vacant housing in the state of Delaware can be attributed to migrant workers. No vacant housing in the Dover MSA or the city of Dover can be attributed to migrant workers.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Last updated: Monday, October 29, 2007