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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
2
3
4
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
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Average household size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | Horseshoe Beach | 1.56 | |
| 390 | Daytona Beach Shores | 1.57 | |
| 389 | Juno Beach | 1.60 | |
| 388 | South Pasadena | 1.60 | |
| 387 | Palm Beach Shores | 1.61 | |
| 386 | The Meadows | 1.62 | |
| 385 | Homosassa | 1.65 | |
| 384 | Hillsboro Beach | 1.67 | |
| 383 | Wilton Manors | 1.67 | |
| 382 | Hutchinson Island South | 1.69 | |
| 381 | Cape Canaveral | 1.69 | |
| 380 | Anna Maria | 1.71 | |
| 379 | Palm Beach | 1.71 | |
| 378 | South Palm Beach | 1.74 | |
| 377 | Micco | 1.74 | |
| 376 | Captiva | 1.76 | |
| 375 | Otter Creek | 1.78 | |
| 374 | Treasure Island | 1.78 | |
| 373 | Bradenton Beach | 1.79 | |
| 372 | Longboat Key | 1.81 | |
| 371 | Redington Shores | 1.82 | |
| 370 | Nokomis | 1.82 | |
| 369 | Sun City Center | 1.82 | |
| 368 | Venice | 1.82 | |
| 367 | Manasota Key | 1.83 | |
| … | |||
| 75 | Eastpoint | 2.89 | |
| 74 | Odessa | 2.89 | |
| 73 | Panacea | 2.92 | |
| 72 | Dover | 2.92 | |
| 71 | Hialeah | 2.92 | |
| 70 | Florida Ridge | 2.94 | |
| 69 | Chokoloskee | 2.94 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021
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