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Dover, New Hampshire: commercial real estate data.
Dover is a Census city of 33,364 people across 26.73 square miles of land, in Strafford County. Median household income is $94,829, 52.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 93 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $28.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dover
What Dover is
- Census place typecity
- Land area26.73 sq mi
- Water area2.32 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,248
- County holding the largest share of its areaStrafford County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dover
How many people live in Dover
- Population33,364
- Median age36.9
- Population under 185,650
- Share under 1816.9 percent
- Population 65 and over5,597
- Share 65 and over16.8 percent
- Households15,042
- Family households8,079
- Share of households that are families53.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dover
Income and work in Dover
- Median household income$94,829
- Per capita income$52,795
- Civilian labor force20,706
- Employed19,859
- Unemployed847 plus or minus 274
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over23,978
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dover
- Housing units15,433
- Occupied units15,042
- Vacant units391 plus or minus 187
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied7,921
- Renter occupied7,121
- Ownership rate52.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$436,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,607
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent
- Single family units7,459
- Share single family48.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,608
- Share in buildings of two or more49.3 percent
- Mobile homes366 plus or minus 180
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dover gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute16,007
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,713
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,685
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.0 percent
- Drove alone69.1 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport2.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home18.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Dover (7(a))
- Approvals93
- Gross approval$28,421,400
- Average approval$305,606
- Median approval$95,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$619,800
- Largest approval$3,526,000
- Jobs supported674
- Jobs per approval7.2
- Loans with a final outcome24
- Paid in full24
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.5 percent
- Share to franchises5.4 percent
- Distinct lenders30
- Distinct industries by NAICS59
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dover, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 24 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Dover (504)
- Approvals61
- Gross approval$26,004,000
- Average approval$426,295
- Median approval$249,000
- Largest approval$2,522,000
- Jobs supported357
- Loans with a final outcome25
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dover, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 25 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dover
Flood risk in Dover
- NFIP communityCity of Dover
- NFIP community number330145
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/30/15
The City of Dover participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 330145 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Strafford County, not Dover
Strafford County context, not Dover figures
- Establishments in Strafford County2,729
- Covered employment, Strafford County46,517
- Average annual pay, Strafford County$64,687
- Housing units permitted, Strafford County942
Every figure in this section is published for Strafford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dover.
All Strafford County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dover questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dover, New Hampshire?
33,364, in 15,042 households. Dover city covers 26.73 square miles of land, which is 1,248 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dover in?
Strafford County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dover?
$94,829. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $436,700. Median gross rent is $1,607 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dover businesses?
93 7(a) approvals totaling $28.4 m since FY2020, across 30 lenders, median approval $95,000, plus 61 504 approvals worth $26.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dover, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dover borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dover. Only 24 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dover in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dover appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dover, city of, community 330145, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dover figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Strafford County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dover.
Is zoning published for Dover?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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