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Average household size in Dover
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
77 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
2.85per household
−0.06
since 2023 ± 0.65 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024
77 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−1.00
vs Hillsborough County
+0.29
Hillsborough County: 2.56 · 2024
Average household size, 2013 – 2024 people per household · Dover · Hillsborough County · Florida · United States
−1.00 since 2014
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5
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Dover
Hillsborough County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Average household size · people per household
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Dover · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
2.85 · 2024
First value
3.75 · 2013
Highest
3.85 · 2014
Lowest
2.66 · 2020
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Dover | ± | Change | Hillsborough County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 2.85 | 0.65 | −0.06 | 2.56 | 2.51 | 2.53 |
| 2023estimate | 2.91 | 0.64 | −0.09 | 2.56 | 2.51 | 2.54 |
| 2022estimate | 3.00 | 0.62 | +0.08 | 2.58 | 2.53 | 2.57 |
| 2021estimate | 2.92 | 0.67 | +0.26 | 2.60 | 2.57 | 2.60 |
| 2020estimate | 2.66 | 0.53 | −0.50 | 2.65 | 2.62 | — |
| 2019estimate | 3.16 | 0.54 | +0.04 | 2.66 | 2.65 | — |
| 2018estimate | 3.12 | 0.40 | −0.05 | 2.63 | 2.65 | — |
| 2017estimate | 3.17 | 0.40 | −0.26 | 2.63 | 2.64 | — |
| 2016estimate | 3.43 | 0.45 | −0.27 | 2.63 | 2.64 | — |
| 2015estimate | 3.70 | 0.37 | −0.15 | 2.64 | 2.63 | — |
| 2014estimate | 3.85 | 0.44 | +0.10 | 2.64 | 2.62 | — |
| 2013estimate | 3.75 | 0.49 | 2.63 | 2.61 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Average household size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 188 | Alva | 2.47 | |
| 325 | Anna Maria | 2.03 | |
| 278 | Apalachicola | 2.23 | |
| 146 | Apollo Beach | 2.59 | |
| 231 | Atlantic Beach | 2.36 | |
| 280 | Atlantis | 2.22 | |
| 321 | Aventura | 2.04 | |
| 142 | Bagdad | 2.61 | |
| 359 | Bal Harbour | 1.84 | |
| 67 | Baldwin | 2.97 | |
| 267 | Bay Harbor Islands | 2.26 | |
| 282 | Bay Pines | 2.21 | |
| 288 | Bayonet Point | 2.20 | |
| 209 | Bayshore Gardens | 2.42 | |
| 78 | Bell | 2.93 | |
| 45 | Belle Glade | 3.16 | |
| 291 | Belleair | 2.19 | |
| 252 | Belleair Beach | 2.30 | |
| 357 | Belleair Bluffs | 1.85 | |
| 147 | Bellview | 2.59 | |
| 309 | Beverly Hills | 2.10 | |
| 194 | Big Pine Key | 2.46 | |
| 136 | Biscayne Park | 2.63 | |
| 70 | Bloomingdale | 2.96 | |
| 237 | Boca Raton | 2.33 | |
| … | |||
| 68 | Deltona | 2.96 | |
| 256 | Destin | 2.29 | |
| 29 | Doral | 3.40 | |
| 9 | Dover | 3.85 | |
| 366 | Duck Key | 1.80 | |
| 304 | Dunedin | 2.12 | |
| 154 | Eastpoint | 2.58 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014
What it means
How many people share an average home.
How it is calculated
Residents of households divided by the number of households.
People
Statistics: Dover
Population
3,009
2024
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
447
2024
Median age
38.0
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
24.4%
2024
Residents 65 and over
12.1%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States