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Dover, DE vs Petersburg, VA

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- Petersburg is 0% more densely populated than Dover.
- People are 18.6% less likely to be married in Petersburg.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years older in Petersburg.
 Dover, DEPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock33,229329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.238.4
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 Population - 201035,890  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,740285,036,114
 Population - 199027,630  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,462.593.4
 Land Area23.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Dover, DEPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Dover, DEPetersburg, VAUnited States
 White41.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock75.8%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Dover, DEPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Married Population34.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock24.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock71.7%50.2%
 Never Married46.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households14,982  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,59280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock26.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,899  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.5%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 Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 20 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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