Population 4,120 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Dover Foxcroft
Household size in Dover Foxcroft
| Period | Dover Foxcroft | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.26 | 2.37 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.23 | 2.36 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.20 | 2.35 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.24 | 2.30 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.02 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Households in Dover Foxcroft are small: just 2.24 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Maine as a whole looks much the same.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Dover Foxcroft
| Period | Dover Foxcroft | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.4 | 42.1 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 48.6 | 43.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 53.1 | 45.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.6 | 45.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −6.9 | +2.9 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Dover Foxcroft are younger than 39.6 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The population here is younger than in Maine as a whole, where the median age is 45.0. The median age has dropped from 46.4 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Dover Foxcroft
| Period | Dover Foxcroft | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 10.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.1% | 10.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.8% | 9.4% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 18.5% | 8.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.9 pts | −1.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in five households in Dover Foxcroft (18.5%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Dover Foxcroft
Renters in Dover Foxcroft
| Period | Dover Foxcroft | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.1% | 26.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 23.6% | 28.6% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 35.1% | 27.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 34.0% | 25.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +11.8 pts | −1.2 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a third of households in Dover Foxcroft rent their homes (34.0%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Maine overall (25.7%). Among homeowners, 37.1% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Dover Foxcroft
| Period | Dover Foxcroft | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.0% | 17.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 27.8% | 18.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 32.7% | 19.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 27.2% | 16.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +5.2 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Dover Foxcroft: 27.2% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Dover Foxcroft
| Period | Dover Foxcroft | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1956 | 1969 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1964 | 1971 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1962 | 1973 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1975 | 1975 | 1980 |
| Change | +19 | +6 | +6 |
Housing in Dover Foxcroft leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. Maine as a whole looks much the same.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Dover Foxcroft
| Period | Dover Foxcroft | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $562 | $766 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $600 | $831 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $605 | $919 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $871 | $1,230 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$308 | +$464 | +$606 |
The median renter in Dover Foxcroft pays $871 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 23.3% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Dover Foxcroft
Bachelor's degrees in Dover Foxcroft
| Period | Dover Foxcroft | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.2% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 24.8% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 27.2% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 27.5% | 36.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.3 pts | +9.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
More than a quarter of adults 25 and older in Dover Foxcroft (27.5%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Dover Foxcroft
| Period | Dover Foxcroft | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 93.4% | 89.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 89.9% | 91.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.6% | 92.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.4% | 94.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | −3.9 pts | +4.8 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Dover Foxcroft have finished high school as nationally: 89.4%, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in Maine as a whole (94.8%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Dover Foxcroft
| Period | Dover Foxcroft | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.4% | 6.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.9% | 7.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.0% | 4.2% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.5% | 3.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.1 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Dover Foxcroft runs below the national rate: 3.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. The picture is much the same across Maine. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Dover Foxcroft compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Foxcroft | 2.24 | 39.6 | 18.5% | 34.0% | 27.2% | 1975 | $871 | 27.5% | 89.4% | 3.5% |
| East Dover | 2.39 | 40.1 | 14.5% | 15.4% | 23.7% | 1980 | $917 | 28.4% | 89.8% | 1.0% |
| South Dover | 2.57 | 36.0 | 18.5% | 15.7% | 22.0% | 1978 | $979 | 26.7% | 88.9% | 1.1% |
| Sangerville | 1.79 | 54.2 | 13.7% | 18.4% | 28.7% | 1976 | $757 | 12.4% | 95.7% | 6.5% |
| Sebec Lake | 2.28 | 51.3 | 7.4% | 8.4% | 68.7% | 1983 | $765 | 24.2% | 93.3% | 6.6% |
| Sebec | 2.10 | 53.0 | 5.7% | 4.7% | 43.5% | 1986 | $892 | 29.5% | 93.6% | 1.8% |
| South Sebec | 2.17 | 47.9 | 6.4% | 6.4% | 37.2% | 1987 | $949 | 25.7% | 93.5% | 3.5% |
| Dover South Mills | 2.24 | 44.8 | 9.2% | 22.4% | 14.4% | 1980 | $865 | 22.1% | 89.2% | 1.4% |
| Guilford | 1.92 | 53.4 | 8.5% | 21.2% | 27.8% | 1977 | $571 | 12.3% | 93.3% | 3.1% |
| Atkinson Mills | 2.24 | 43.8 | 6.7% | 17.0% | 53.4% | 1975 | $1,267 | 6.8% | 89.8% | 10.5% |
| North Guilford | 2.02 | 50.8 | 8.3% | 18.2% | 45.1% | 1979 | $654 | 16.4% | 89.9% | 4.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Dover Foxcroft. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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