Dover is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,947 people and five associated neighborhoods, Dover is the 655th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs 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 borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Dover who work in sales jobs (15.14%), healthcare (11.60%), and management occupations (10.34%). Being a small borough, Dover does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Dover is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.24% of adults 25 and older in Dover have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dover in 2022 was $34,949, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,796 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dover include German, Polish, Italian, Irish, and English. The most common language spoken in Dover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
