How long do people stay in their homes in Dover Base Housing, DE?

Name: How long people stay in Dover Base Housing, DE, 2020–2024
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69.4% (±12.9 points) of households in Dover Base Housing, DE moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.8% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 69.4% (±12.9 points)
Since before 2000: 0.8%

When households in Dover Base Housing moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Dover Base Housing	Kent County	Delaware	United States
2023 or later	8.2% (±4.7 points)	3.4%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	61.2% (±12.0 points)	20.5%	18.4%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	29.8% (±10.9 points)	40.0%	41.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	0.0% (±3.3 points)	19.7%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	0.8% (±1.3 points)	8.5%	10.1%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	0.0% (±3.3 points)	7.9%	9.1%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Dover Base Housing, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in Kent County (23.9%).

It is also higher than in Delaware (22.0%).

It is higher than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Dover Base Housing

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dover Base Housing
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Dover Base Housing	—	69.4% (±12.9 points)	—
Rising Sun-Lebanon	1.7 mi	36.6% (±12.4 points)	Lower
Highland Acres	1.9 mi	14.2% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Kent Acres	2.1 mi	23.0% (±12.2 points)	Lower
Magnolia	3.1 mi	22.4% (±14.9 points)	Lower
Rodney Village	3.2 mi	25.7% (±18.5 points)	Lower
Dover	3.7 mi	31.4% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Little Creek	3.9 mi	18.3% (±15.6 points)	Lower
Camden	4.1 mi	26.8% (±10.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE (36.6%), Highland Acres, DE (14.2%), Kent Acres, DE (23.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Dover Base Housing	69.4% (±12.9 points)
2	Harrington	43.1% (±11.0 points)
3	Rising Sun-Lebanon	36.6% (±12.4 points)
4	Dover	31.4% (±3.1 points)
5	Viola	30.3% (±28.3 points)
6	Camden	26.8% (±10.7 points)
7	Frederica	26.4% (±12.7 points)

Showing 7 of 26 places in Kent County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Dover Base Housing is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dover Base Housing

How often do people move in Dover Base Housing?

69.4% of households in Dover Base Housing, DE moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Dover Base Housing have?

0.8% of households in Dover Base Housing have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dover Base Housing CDP, Delaware

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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