Dorchester vs Sadler

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

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

Sadler has the higher population (221 vs 50 in Dorchester). Sadler has the higher median household income ($39,063 vs $2,499 in Dorchester). Since 2019, Dorchester's population has grown faster (-29.6% vs -63.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Sadler
Population	50	221
Median age	68.3 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$2,499	$39,063
Median home value	—	$108,300
Median gross rent	—	$953
Housing units	36	130
Homeownership rate	91.7%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.3%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Sadler
Population	71 → 50 (-29.6%)	599 → 221 (-63.1%)
Median household income	$121,250 → $2,499 (-97.9%)	$56,944 → $39,063 (-31.4%)
Median home value	$325,000 → $525,000 (+61.5%)	$76,700 → $108,300 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,075 (+1.1%)	$743 → $953 (+28.3%)

Dorchester

Population

7150

Median household income

$121,250$2,499

Median home value

$325,000$525,000

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,075

Sadler

Population

599221

Median household income

$56,944$39,063

Median home value

$76,700$108,300

Median gross rent

$743$953

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Sadler
Under 5	4.0%	13.1%
5 to 17	4.0%	10.0%
18 to 24	2.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	4.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	4.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	2.0%	8.1%
55 to 64	16.0%	19.9%
65 to 74	44.0%	9.0%
75 and over	20.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Sadler
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.3%
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%	13.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Sadler
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.6%
High school graduate	11.1%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	46.7%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Sadler
Drove alone	73.3%	78.9%
Carpooled	26.7%	19.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Sadler
1-unit, detached	27.8%	52.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	72.2%	33.8%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Sadler
Poverty rate	42.0%	14.5%
Average household size	1.39	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	2013	1991