Dorchester vs Hettick

A side-by-side comparison of Dorchester and Hettick: population, income, housing, and more.

Dorchester and Hettick are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dorchester has the higher population (185 vs 135 in Hettick). Dorchester has the higher median household income ($121,250 vs $50,500 in Hettick). Dorchester has the higher median home value ($133,300 vs $120,800 in Hettick).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Hettick
Population	185	135
Median age	42.8 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	$121,250	$50,500
Median home value	$133,300	$120,800
Median gross rent	—	$707
Housing units	69	73
Homeownership rate	100.0%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Hettick
Population	111 → 185 (+66.7%)	139 → 135 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$51,042 → $121,250 (+137.5%)	$44,375 → $50,500 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$78,300 → $133,300 (+70.2%)	$60,000 → $120,800 (+101.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$638 → $707 (+10.8%)

Dorchester

Population

111185

Median household income

$51,042$121,250

Median home value

$78,300$133,300

Hettick

Population

139135

Median household income

$44,375$50,500

Median home value

$60,000$120,800

Median gross rent

$638$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Hettick
Under 5	1.6%	8.1%
5 to 17	29.2%	5.9%
18 to 24	4.3%	13.3%
25 to 34	7.0%	6.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	3.2%	6.7%
55 to 64	24.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	15.1%	26.7%
75 and over	5.9%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Hettick
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	99.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Hettick
No high school diploma	6.7%	13.3%
High school graduate	40.8%	53.1%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Hettick
Drove alone	93.9%	88.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Hettick
1-unit, detached	98.6%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Hettick
Poverty rate	1.1%	13.3%
Average household size	3.08	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	34	42
Median year structure built	1947	1938