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Dover, DE vs Colchester, CT

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- Colchester is 0% more densely populated than Dover.
- People are 75.6% more likely to be married in Colchester.
- The Median Age is 8.3 years older in Colchester.
 Dover, DEColchester, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,552329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.738.4
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 Population - 201035,890  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,551285,036,114
 Population - 199027,630  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock317.593.4
 Land Area23.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Dover, DEColchester, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Dover, DEColchester, CTUnited States
 White41.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.9%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Dover, DEColchester, CTUnited States
 Married Population34.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.9%50.2%
 Never Married46.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.522.60
 Households14,982  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,43680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,899  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Colchester    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I vote that we nickname colchester coolchester  More

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Over 17 years ago

Colchester to me is a perfect place to live. Although it is about a 30 minute drive to most stores, it has a lot to offer, and especially if you have children. There is  More

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Colchester is located in the south-central portion of Connecticut about 30 minutes east of the capital of Hartford. Our downtown area is situated around a large town  More

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