Dorchester vs Modesto

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

Dorchester and Modesto 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 171 in Modesto). Dorchester has the higher median household income ($121,250 vs $69,375 in Modesto). Dorchester has the higher median home value ($133,300 vs $68,800 in Modesto).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Modesto
Population	185	171
Median age	42.8 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$121,250	$69,375
Median home value	$133,300	$68,800
Median gross rent	—	$642
Housing units	69	90
Homeownership rate	100.0%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Modesto
Population	111 → 185 (+66.7%)	267 → 171 (-36.0%)
Median household income	$51,042 → $121,250 (+137.5%)	$46,250 → $69,375 (+50.0%)
Median home value	$78,300 → $133,300 (+70.2%)	$66,100 → $68,800 (+4.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$529 → $642 (+21.4%)

Dorchester

Population

111185

Median household income

$51,042$121,250

Median home value

$78,300$133,300

Modesto

Population

267171

Median household income

$46,250$69,375

Median home value

$66,100$68,800

Median gross rent

$529$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Modesto
Under 5	1.6%	3.5%
5 to 17	29.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	4.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	7.0%	19.3%
35 to 44	9.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	3.2%	8.8%
55 to 64	24.3%	16.4%
65 to 74	15.1%	11.7%
75 and over	5.9%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Modesto
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.8%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Modesto
No high school diploma	6.7%	19.4%
High school graduate	40.8%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Modesto
Drove alone	93.9%	91.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Modesto
1-unit, detached	98.6%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Modesto
Poverty rate	1.1%	14.0%
Average household size	3.08	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	1947	1961