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Dover, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Dover is a Census town of 18,563 people across 2.68 square miles of land, in Morris County. Median household income is $73,737, 46.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 44 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $29.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dover
What Dover is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.68 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,938
- County holding the largest share of its areaMorris 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
- Population18,563
- Median age39.8
- Population under 183,590
- Share under 1819.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,854
- Share 65 and over15.4 percent
- Households6,661
- Family households4,855
- Share of households that are families72.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dover
- Median household income$73,737
- Per capita income$34,245
- Civilian labor force11,309
- Employed10,647
- Unemployed662 plus or minus 330
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over13,289
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dover
- Housing units6,831
- Occupied units6,661
- Vacant units170 plus or minus 107
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied3,067
- Renter occupied3,594
- Ownership rate46.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$366,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,825
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.7 percent
- Single family units4,043
- Share single family59.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,788
- Share in buildings of two or more40.8 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1954
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 commute9,906
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,048
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,771
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.1 percent
- Drove alone65.8 percent
- Carpooled11.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
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))
- Approvals44
- Gross approval$29,672,200
- Average approval$674,368
- Median approval$216,250
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,896,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported451
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.6 percent
- Share to franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS33
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dover, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 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)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$7,466,000
- Average approval$1,244,333
- Median approval$449,000
- Largest approval$4,992,000
- Jobs supported37
- Loans with a final outcome0
- 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 0 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 communityTown of Dover
- NFIP community number340340
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/04/89
The Town of Dover participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340340 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.
Morris County, not Dover
Morris County context, not Dover figures
- Establishments in Morris County16,518
- Covered employment, Morris County298,824
- Average annual pay, Morris County$101,208
- Housing units permitted, Morris County2,055
Every figure in this section is published for Morris County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dover.
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 Jersey?
18,563, in 6,661 households. Dover town covers 2.68 square miles of land, which is 6,938 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?
Morris 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?
$73,737. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $366,700. Median gross rent is $1,825 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?
44 7(a) approvals totaling $29.7 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $216,250, plus 6 504 approvals worth $7.5 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 7 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, town of, community 340340, 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 Morris 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.