Dorchester vs Swanton

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

Dorchester and Swanton 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 135 in Swanton). Swanton has the higher median household income ($70,417 vs $59,583 in Dorchester). Dorchester has the higher median home value ($140,100 vs $82,500 in Swanton).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Swanton
Population	622	135
Median age	34.5 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,583	$70,417
Median home value	$140,100	$82,500
Median gross rent	$598	—
Housing units	261	65
Homeownership rate	79.9%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Swanton
Population	620 → 622 (+0.3%)	81 → 135 (+66.7%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $59,583 (+1.4%)	$59,500 → $70,417 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $140,100 (+47.5%)	$70,500 → $82,500 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $598 (-22.4%)	—

Dorchester

Population

620622

Median household income

$58,750$59,583

Median home value

$95,000$140,100

Median gross rent

$771$598

Swanton

Population

81135

Median household income

$59,500$70,417

Median home value

$70,500$82,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Swanton
Under 5	15.1%	8.9%
5 to 17	14.6%	25.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	3.7%
25 to 34	14.1%	8.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	28.9%
45 to 54	6.9%	7.4%
55 to 64	8.2%	5.9%
65 to 74	14.3%	9.6%
75 and over	7.1%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Swanton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	88.9%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Swanton
No high school diploma	4.4%	9.6%
High school graduate	40.1%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Swanton
Drove alone	88.2%	79.7%
Carpooled	1.4%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Swanton
1-unit, detached	94.3%	96.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Swanton
Poverty rate	0.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	20	33
Median year structure built	1962	1945