Editing Dover, New Jersey (section)

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 18,157 people, 5,562 households, and 3,877 families in the town. The [[population density]] was 6,765.5 per square mile (2,612.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 5,783 housing units at an average density of 2,154.8 per square mile (832.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 66.55% (12,083) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 6.10% (1,108) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.63% (114) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.54% (461) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.05% (9) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 19.88% (3,610) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 4.25% (772) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 69.38% (12,598) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 5,562 households, 33.0% had children under the age of 18; 43.6% were married couples living together; 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.3% were non-families. Of all households, 22.6% were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.54.<ref name=Census2010/>

21.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 110.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 111.2 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $59,454 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,227) and the median family income was $61,187 (+/− $2,750). Males had a median income of $34,722 (+/− $4,750) versus $28,098 (+/− $4,993) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,581 (+/− $990). About 3.6% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402718070 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Dover town, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084541/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402718070 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 26, 2012.</ref>

The 2010 Census showed that Dover's Hispanic population accounted for 69.4% of all residents, ranked fifth in the state by percentage, while 13% of New Jersey's population was Hispanic; the city was one of 13 municipalities in the state with a Hispanic majority.<ref>Mascarenhas, Rohan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/census_data_shows_hispanics_as.html "Census data shows Hispanics as the largest minority in N.J."], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 3, 2011. Accessed December 18, 2017.</ref> The town had notable percentages of residents who were Colombians (15.2% of all residents), Mexicans (14.9%), Puerto Ricans (11.1%), Ecuadorians (5.6%), Hondurans (4.7%) and Peruvians (2.8%), with smaller percentages (from 1-2%) of Costa Ricans, Uruguayans, Chileans and Salvadorans.<ref>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/QTP10/1600000US3418070 QT-P10 - Hispanic or Latino by Type: 2010 from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Dover town, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213115232/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/QTP10/1600000US3418070 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 24, 2018.</ref>