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Dover, FL
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Dover profile


Living in Dover



Dover is a very small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,266 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dover is the 327th largest community in Florida.

In addition, many people in Dover have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.78% 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 downside of living in Dover is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dover, the average commute to work is 34.03 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Dover doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Dover have a very low rate of college education: just 6.17% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Dover in 2018 was $20,779, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,116 for a family of four. However, Dover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dover also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.70% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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 61.23% 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 German, Italian, English, Irish, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Dover's cultural character, accounting for 25.04% of the town’s population.

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