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- Dover is 0% more densely populated than Boone.
- People are 148.1% more likely to be married in Dover.
- The Median Age is 13.5 years older in Dover.
 Boone, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,940329,725,481
 Female Population54.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201017,094  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock32,135285,036,114
 Population - 199012,915  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now54.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,645.393.4
 Land Area6.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Boone, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2044.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Boone, NCDover, DEUnited States
 White87.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock39.4%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Boone, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Married Population14.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.2%50.2%
 Never Married79.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households5,304  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,08380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,997  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock32.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 12 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 8 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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