Dorchester vs Knollwood

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

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

Knollwood has the higher population (488 vs 50 in Dorchester). Knollwood has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $2,499 in Dorchester). Since 2019, Knollwood's population has grown faster (-17.3% vs -29.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Knollwood
Population	50	488
Median age	68.3 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$2,499	$61,250
Median gross rent	—	$1,259
Housing units	36	302
Homeownership rate	91.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.3%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Knollwood
Population	71 → 50 (-29.6%)	590 → 488 (-17.3%)
Median household income	$121,250 → $2,499 (-97.9%)	$54,250 → $61,250 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$325,000 → $525,000 (+61.5%)	$19,300 → $40,700 (+110.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,075 (+1.1%)	$1,135 → $1,259 (+10.9%)

Dorchester

Population

7150

Median household income

$121,250$2,499

Median home value

$325,000$525,000

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,075

Knollwood

Population

590488

Median household income

$54,250$61,250

Median home value

$19,300$40,700

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,259

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Knollwood
Under 5	4.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	4.0%	3.3%
18 to 24	2.0%	16.4%
25 to 34	4.0%	24.4%
35 to 44	4.0%	5.7%
45 to 54	2.0%	6.8%
55 to 64	16.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	44.0%	17.0%
75 and over	20.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Knollwood
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	66.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Knollwood
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.0%
High school graduate	11.1%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	46.7%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Knollwood
Drove alone	73.3%	84.8%
Carpooled	26.7%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Knollwood
1-unit, detached	27.8%	0.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	30.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	29.5%
Mobile home & other	72.2%	33.4%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Knollwood
Poverty rate	42.0%	8.7%
Average household size	1.39	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	2013	2007