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- Spokane is 0% more densely populated than Dover.
- People are 24.9% more likely to be married in Spokane.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years older in Spokane.
 Dover, DESpokane, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock225,709329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 201035,890  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock195,629285,036,114
 Population - 199027,630  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,282.293.4
 Land Area23.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Dover, DESpokane, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Dover, DESpokane, WAUnited States
 White41.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Dover, DESpokane, WAUnited States
 Married Population34.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.6%50.2%
 Never Married46.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households14,982  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock51,96680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,899  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.0%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 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 Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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