Dorchester vs Friend

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

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

Friend has the higher population (1,085 vs 622 in Dorchester). Friend has the higher median household income ($84,861 vs $59,583 in Dorchester). Friend has the higher median home value ($171,200 vs $140,100 in Dorchester).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Friend
Population	622	1,085
Median age	34.5 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,583	$84,861
Median home value	$140,100	$171,200
Median gross rent	$598	$808
Housing units	261	491
Homeownership rate	79.9%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Friend
Population	620 → 622 (+0.3%)	1,176 → 1,085 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $59,583 (+1.4%)	$60,625 → $84,861 (+40.0%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $140,100 (+47.5%)	$122,600 → $171,200 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $598 (-22.4%)	$763 → $808 (+5.9%)

Dorchester

Population

620622

Median household income

$58,750$59,583

Median home value

$95,000$140,100

Median gross rent

$771$598

Friend

Population

1,1761,085

Median household income

$60,625$84,861

Median home value

$122,600$171,200

Median gross rent

$763$808

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Friend
Under 5	15.1%	8.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	22.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	18.6%
45 to 54	6.9%	8.6%
55 to 64	8.2%	9.5%
65 to 74	14.3%	5.1%
75 and over	7.1%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Friend
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Friend
No high school diploma	4.4%	2.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Friend
Drove alone	88.2%	80.9%
Carpooled	1.4%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.2%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Friend
1-unit, detached	94.3%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Friend
Poverty rate	0.5%	5.7%
Average household size	2.50	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	20	42
Median year structure built	1962	1961