In terms of college education, Dover is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.10% of adults 25 and older in Dover have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dover in 2022 was $35,182, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,728 for a family of four. However, Dover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dover is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dover, accounting for 72.04% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dover residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dover include Italian, Irish, Jamaican, English, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Dover's cultural character, accounting for 50.08% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Dover is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
