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Dover, DE vs Houston, TX

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- Houston is 0% more densely populated than Dover.
- People are 27.1% more likely to be married in Houston.
- The Median Age is 0.7 years younger in Houston.
 Dover, DEHouston, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,293,288329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 201035,890  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,953,631285,036,114
 Population - 199027,630  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,600.493.4
 Land Area23.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock29.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Dover, DEHouston, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Dover, DEHouston, TXUnited States
 White41.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock22.1%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock44.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Dover, DEHouston, TXUnited States
 Married Population34.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.8%50.2%
 Never Married46.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.572.60
 Households14,982  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock526,60680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,899  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews
RICHARD · Toms River, NJ
Small Wonder that Dover, Del. is Booming
Over 3 years ago

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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Nayara · Tempe, AZ
Host Family Needed for HighSchool ExchangeStudents
Over 6 years ago

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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Gerri · Smyrna, DE
Crime
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 Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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