Dover is a very small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,266 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dover is the 327th largest community in Florida.When you are in Dover, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.08% of Dover’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Dover is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dover who work in farm management occupations (16.27%), sales jobs (14.12%), and food service (12.41%). You will also find that a lot of people in Dover work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.78% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Dover, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.03 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Dover doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Dover has a very low overall level of education: only 6.17% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Dover in 2022 was $20,779, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,116 for a family of four. However, Dover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dover also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.70% of its population below the federal poverty line.Dover is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dover, accounting for 61.23% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dover residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dover include German, Italian, English, Irish, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Dover's cultural character, accounting for 25.04% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Dover is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
