Dover is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 12,997 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dover is the 144th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dover is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dover is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dover who work in management occupations (10.56%), office and administrative support (9.82%), and teaching (8.72%). Dover is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Dover is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.58% of adults in Dover have a college degree. The per capita income in Dover in 2022 was $34,294, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,176 for a family of four. However, Dover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Dover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. 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, Irish, Italian, English, and Swiss. The most common language spoken in Dover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
