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Dover, DE vs Wilmington, NC

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- Wilmington is 0% more densely populated than Dover.
- People are 18.9% more likely to be married in Wilmington.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years older in Wilmington.
 Dover, DEWilmington, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock115,976329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.438.4
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 Population - 201035,890  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock75,838285,036,114
 Population - 199027,630  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock64.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,244.693.4
 Land Area23.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Dover, DEWilmington, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%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  Unlock8.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Dover, DEWilmington, NCUnited States
 White41.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.0%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Dover, DEWilmington, NCUnited States
 Married Population34.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.7%50.2%
 Never Married46.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households14,982  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock24,71580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,899  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.1%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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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