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Dover, NH
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Dover profile


Living in Dover



Dover is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 33,416 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Dover is the fifth largest community in New Hampshire.

Dover home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Hampshire, but Dover real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Dover has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Dover, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Dover is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Dover, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Dover is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.65% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Dover in 2022 was $52,752, which is upper middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $211,008 for a family of four. However, Dover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dover is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dover residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dover include Irish, English, German, French, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Dover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.