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. Housing costs in Dover are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Hampshire.Dover is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.36% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Dover is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dover who work in management occupations (11.06%), sales jobs (10.22%), and office and administrative support (9.78%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.73% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One of the nice things about Dover is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy 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.
