De Witt vs Dorchester

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

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

Dorchester has the higher population (622 vs 426 in De Witt). De Witt has the higher median household income ($82,292 vs $59,583 in Dorchester). Dorchester has the higher median home value ($140,100 vs $112,200 in De Witt).

Population, income & housing

	De Witt	Dorchester
Population	426	622
Median age	48.1 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,292	$59,583
Median home value	$112,200	$140,100
Median gross rent	$592	$598
Housing units	214	261
Homeownership rate	88.5%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Witt	Dorchester
Population	653 → 426 (-34.8%)	620 → 622 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $82,292 (+34.4%)	$58,750 → $59,583 (+1.4%)
Median home value	$76,100 → $112,200 (+47.4%)	$95,000 → $140,100 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $592 (-24.9%)	$771 → $598 (-22.4%)

De Witt

Population

653426

Median household income

$61,250$82,292

Median home value

$76,100$112,200

Median gross rent

$788$592

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)

	De Witt	Dorchester
Under 5	4.2%	15.1%
5 to 17	21.4%	14.6%
18 to 24	1.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.1%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	19.0%	6.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	8.2%
65 to 74	14.3%	14.3%
75 and over	7.7%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Witt	Dorchester
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Witt	Dorchester
No high school diploma	5.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	34.5%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Witt	Dorchester
Drove alone	80.1%	88.2%
Carpooled	16.0%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Witt	Dorchester
1-unit, detached	97.7%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	De Witt	Dorchester
Poverty rate	3.5%	0.5%
Average household size	2.23	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1965	1962