What percentage of people rent in Dover, DE?

Name: Renters and owners in Dover, DE, 2020–2024
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53.1% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in Dover, DE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 8,198 renting households against 7,230 that own their home.

In Dover, the share of households that rent went from 51.7% in 2015–2019 to 53.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.1% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 8,198 (±566)
Median renter income: $44,129 (±$4,037)

Who rents and who owns in Dover

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dover	Kent County	Delaware	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.1% (±2.8 points)	27.5% (±1.3 points)	27.0% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	8,198 (±566)	19,616 (±949)	108,655 (±2,227)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,230 (±492)	51,808 (±1,048)	293,383 (±2,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,129 (±$4,037)	$46,977 (±$3,475)	$53,493 (±$2,125)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,408 (±$3,362)	$90,253 (±$2,955)	$100,053 (±$1,445)	$100,009

In Dover, the renter share is higher than in Kent County (27.5%).

It is also higher than in Delaware (27.0%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Kent County, Dover ranks 2 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 5 of 78.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Dover has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	51.7% (±2.5 points)	53.1% (±2.8 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,038 (±$38)	$1,344 (±$50)	+29.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$47,669 (±$2,470)	$60,199 (±$4,412)	+26.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Dover

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dover
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dover	—	53.1% (±2.8 points)	—
Kent Acres	2.0 mi	16.1% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Rodney Village	2.4 mi	50.6% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Highland Acres	3.1 mi	17.7% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Dover Base Housing	3.7 mi	100.0% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Little Creek	4.0 mi	28.3% (±19.0 points)	Lower
Wyoming	4.1 mi	31.0% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Rising Sun-Lebanon	4.3 mi	31.9% (±13.0 points)	Lower
Camden	4.6 mi	19.9% (±9.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kent Acres, DE (16.1%), Highland Acres, DE (17.7%), Little Creek, DE (28.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dover Base Housing, DE (100.0%).

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

Households that rent across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Dover Base Housing	100.0% (±3.3 points)
2	Dover	53.1% (±2.8 points)
3	Rodney Village	50.6% (±15.9 points)
4	Leipsic	45.2% (±22.9 points)
5	Woodside	42.1% (±26.3 points)
6	Harrington	34.8% (±11.9 points)
7	Rising Sun-Lebanon	31.9% (±13.0 points)
8	Wyoming	31.0% (±10.8 points)

Showing 8 of 26 places in Kent County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dover

How many renters are there in Dover?

Dover has an estimated 8,198 (±566) renting households, 53.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dover?

In Dover, the share of households that rent went from 51.7% in 2015–2019 to 53.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dover?

A renting household in Dover has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dover?

The median renting household in Dover, DE has an income of $44,129 (±$4,037) a year, against $81,408 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Dover city, Delaware (place:21200, in state:10).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.