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Dover, DE vs Oakland, CA

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- Oakland is 0% more densely populated than Dover.
- People are 18.2% more likely to be married in Oakland.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years older in Oakland.
 Dover, DEOakland, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock437,548329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.938.4
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 Population - 201035,890  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock399,484285,036,114
 Population - 199027,630  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,828.393.4
 Land Area23.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Dover, DEOakland, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Dover, DEOakland, CAUnited States
 White41.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.6%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Dover, DEOakland, CAUnited States
 Married Population34.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.9%50.2%
 Never Married46.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.582.60
 Households14,982  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock91,23580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,899  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.2%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 2 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 5 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 7 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 Oakland    38 Reviews
Brian · Oakland, CA
Had Potential, Had Hope, Now Extinguished
Over 3 years ago

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Dam · Alameda, CA
Fun to visit
Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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Fritz · Oakland, CA
Watching the destruction of a beautiful city!
Over 4 years ago

I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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