Dorchester vs Othello

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

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

Othello has the higher population (100 vs 78 in Dorchester). Dorchester has the higher median household income ($100,875 vs $85,000 in Othello). Since 2019, Othello's population has grown faster (-13.0% vs -64.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Othello
Population	78	100
Median age	63.7 yrs	69.0 yrs
Median household income	$100,875	$85,000
Median home value	—	$240,400
Housing units	58	58
Homeownership rate	100.0%	94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Othello
Population	222 → 78 (-64.9%)	115 → 100 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$20,150 → $100,875 (+400.6%)	$85,000 → $85,000 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$138,800 → $138,000 (-0.6%)	$245,000 → $240,400 (-1.9%)

Dorchester

Population

22278

Median household income

$20,150$100,875

Median home value

$138,800$138,000

Othello

Population

115100

Median household income

$85,000$85,000

Median home value

$245,000$240,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Othello
Under 5	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	11.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	4.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	2.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.0%
55 to 64	51.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	17.9%	35.0%
75 and over	11.5%	27.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Othello
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.0%
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	Othello
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	27.0%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	47.6%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Othello
Drove alone	100.0%	83.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Othello
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	Othello
Poverty rate	35.9%	8.0%
Average household size	2.89	1.72
Mean commute (minutes)	—	41
Median year structure built	1941	1943