Dorchester vs Gandys Beach

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

Dorchester and Gandys Beach are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dorchester has the higher population (78 vs 38 in Gandys Beach). Dorchester has the higher median household income ($100,875 vs $76,625 in Gandys Beach). Since 2019, Gandys Beach's population has grown faster (-5.0% vs -64.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Gandys Beach
Population	78	38
Median age	63.7 yrs	68.0 yrs
Median household income	$100,875	$76,625
Median home value	—	$221,600
Housing units	58	62
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Gandys Beach
Population	222 → 78 (-64.9%)	40 → 38 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$20,150 → $100,875 (+400.6%)	$66,250 → $76,625 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$138,800 → $138,000 (-0.6%)	$187,500 → $221,600 (+18.2%)

Dorchester

Population

22278

Median household income

$20,150$100,875

Median home value

$138,800$138,000

Gandys Beach

Population

4038

Median household income

$66,250$76,625

Median home value

$187,500$221,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Gandys Beach
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	51.3%	18.4%
65 to 74	17.9%	68.4%
75 and over	11.5%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Gandys Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Gandys Beach
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.9%
High school graduate	27.0%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	47.6%	7.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	42.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Gandys Beach
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Gandys Beach
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Gandys Beach
Poverty rate	35.9%	15.8%
Average household size	2.89	1.52
Median year structure built	1941	1972