Dorchester vs Marlboro

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

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

Marlboro has the higher population (101 vs 78 in Dorchester). Marlboro has the higher median household income ($102,813 vs $100,875 in Dorchester). Since 2019, Marlboro's population has grown faster (+71.2% vs -64.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Marlboro
Population	78	101
Median age	63.7 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$100,875	$102,813
Median home value	—	$229,700
Housing units	58	37
Homeownership rate	100.0%	94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Marlboro
Population	222 → 78 (-64.9%)	59 → 101 (+71.2%)
Median household income	$20,150 → $100,875 (+400.6%)	$75,313 → $102,813 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$138,800 → $138,000 (-0.6%)	$173,900 → $229,700 (+32.1%)

Dorchester

Population

22278

Median household income

$20,150$100,875

Median home value

$138,800$138,000

Marlboro

Population

59101

Median household income

$75,313$102,813

Median home value

$173,900$229,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Marlboro
Under 5	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	11.5%	22.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	4.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	22.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.9%
55 to 64	51.3%	6.9%
65 to 74	17.9%	11.9%
75 and over	11.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Marlboro
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.9%
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%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Marlboro
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.7%
High school graduate	27.0%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	47.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Marlboro
Drove alone	100.0%	92.6%
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%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Marlboro
1-unit, detached	100.0%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.1%
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	Marlboro
Poverty rate	35.9%	3.0%
Average household size	2.89	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	1941	1974