Dorchester vs Scottville

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

Dorchester and Scottville 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 81 in Scottville). Dorchester has the higher median household income ($121,250 vs $63,500 in Scottville). Dorchester has the higher median home value ($133,300 vs $110,200 in Scottville).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Scottville
Population	185	81
Median age	42.8 yrs	61.0 yrs
Median household income	$121,250	$63,500
Median home value	$133,300	$110,200
Median gross rent	—	$450
Housing units	69	69
Homeownership rate	100.0%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	2.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	42.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Scottville
Population	111 → 185 (+66.7%)	104 → 81 (-22.1%)
Median household income	$51,042 → $121,250 (+137.5%)	$53,462 → $63,500 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$78,300 → $133,300 (+70.2%)	$63,500 → $110,200 (+73.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$392 → $450 (+14.8%)

Dorchester

Population

111185

Median household income

$51,042$121,250

Median home value

$78,300$133,300

Scottville

Population

10481

Median household income

$53,462$63,500

Median home value

$63,500$110,200

Median gross rent

$392$450

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Scottville
Under 5	1.6%	1.2%
5 to 17	29.2%	6.2%
18 to 24	4.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.0%	19.8%
35 to 44	9.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	3.2%	14.8%
55 to 64	24.3%	24.7%
65 to 74	15.1%	11.1%
75 and over	5.9%	22.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Scottville
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Scottville
No high school diploma	6.7%	6.7%
High school graduate	40.8%	72.0%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Scottville
Drove alone	93.9%	91.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Scottville
1-unit, detached	98.6%	75.4%
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%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Scottville
Poverty rate	1.1%	3.9%
Average household size	3.08	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	34	21
Median year structure built	1947	1958