Crete vs Dorchester

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

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

Crete has the higher population (7,521 vs 622 in Dorchester). Crete has the higher median household income ($76,258 vs $59,583 in Dorchester). Crete has the higher median home value ($203,900 vs $140,100 in Dorchester).

Population, income & housing

	Crete	Dorchester
Population	7,521	622
Median age	33.2 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,258	$59,583
Median home value	$203,900	$140,100
Median gross rent	$846	$598
Housing units	2,609	261
Homeownership rate	65.6%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crete	Dorchester
Population	7,043 → 7,521 (+6.8%)	620 → 622 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$45,717 → $76,258 (+66.8%)	$58,750 → $59,583 (+1.4%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $203,900 (+109.3%)	$95,000 → $140,100 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $846 (+7.9%)	$771 → $598 (-22.4%)

Crete

Population

7,0437,521

Median household income

$45,717$76,258

Median home value

$97,400$203,900

Median gross rent

$784$846

Dorchester

Population

620622

Median household income

$58,750$59,583

Median home value

$95,000$140,100

Median gross rent

$771$598

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crete	Dorchester
Under 5	5.8%	15.1%
5 to 17	20.2%	14.6%
18 to 24	16.1%	8.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	6.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	8.2%
65 to 74	7.7%	14.3%
75 and over	4.4%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crete	Dorchester
White (non-Hispanic)	48.8%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crete	Dorchester
No high school diploma	32.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	26.1%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crete	Dorchester
Drove alone	76.5%	88.2%
Carpooled	13.9%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	5.2%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crete	Dorchester
1-unit, detached	72.5%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Crete	Dorchester
Poverty rate	12.3%	0.5%
Average household size	2.87	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1971	1962