Dorchester vs Western

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

Dorchester and Western 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 232 in Western). Dorchester has the higher median household income ($59,583 vs $46,667 in Western). Dorchester has the higher median home value ($140,100 vs $61,700 in Western).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Western
Population	622	232
Median age	34.5 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,583	$46,667
Median home value	$140,100	$61,700
Median gross rent	$598	$596
Housing units	261	116
Homeownership rate	79.9%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Western
Population	620 → 622 (+0.3%)	252 → 232 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $59,583 (+1.4%)	$38,750 → $46,667 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $140,100 (+47.5%)	$46,400 → $61,700 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $598 (-22.4%)	$614 → $596 (-2.9%)

Dorchester

Population

620622

Median household income

$58,750$59,583

Median home value

$95,000$140,100

Median gross rent

$771$598

Western

Population

252232

Median household income

$38,750$46,667

Median home value

$46,400$61,700

Median gross rent

$614$596

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Western
Under 5	15.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	14.6%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	6.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	8.2%	9.1%
65 to 74	14.3%	15.1%
75 and over	7.1%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Western
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	93.5%
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%	5.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Western
No high school diploma	4.4%	10.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Western
Drove alone	88.2%	76.4%
Carpooled	1.4%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Western
1-unit, detached	94.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
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	Western
Poverty rate	0.5%	10.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1962	1938