Dorchester vs Tioga

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

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

Tioga has the higher population (1,212 vs 50 in Dorchester). Tioga has the higher median household income ($86,477 vs $2,499 in Dorchester). Since 2019, Tioga's population has grown faster (+36.3% vs -29.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Tioga
Population	50	1,212
Median age	68.3 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$2,499	$86,477
Median home value	—	$290,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,637
Housing units	36	495
Homeownership rate	91.7%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.3%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Tioga
Population	71 → 50 (-29.6%)	889 → 1,212 (+36.3%)
Median household income	$121,250 → $2,499 (-97.9%)	$56,875 → $86,477 (+52.0%)
Median home value	$325,000 → $525,000 (+61.5%)	$141,100 → $290,900 (+106.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,075 (+1.1%)	$1,011 → $1,637 (+61.9%)

Dorchester

Population

7150

Median household income

$121,250$2,499

Median home value

$325,000$525,000

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,075

Tioga

Population

8891,212

Median household income

$56,875$86,477

Median home value

$141,100$290,900

Median gross rent

$1,011$1,637

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Tioga
Under 5	4.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	4.0%	16.7%
18 to 24	2.0%	14.2%
25 to 34	4.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	4.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	2.0%	15.4%
55 to 64	16.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	44.0%	11.1%
75 and over	20.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Tioga
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Tioga
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.7%
High school graduate	11.1%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	46.7%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Tioga
Drove alone	73.3%	84.6%
Carpooled	26.7%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Tioga
1-unit, detached	27.8%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	14.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	72.2%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Tioga
Poverty rate	42.0%	6.4%
Average household size	1.39	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	2013	2003