Dorchester vs Tom Bean

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

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

Tom Bean has the higher population (688 vs 50 in Dorchester). Tom Bean has the higher median household income ($79,432 vs $2,499 in Dorchester). Since 2019, Dorchester's population has grown faster (-29.6% vs -35.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Tom Bean
Population	50	688
Median age	68.3 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$2,499	$79,432
Median home value	—	$227,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,161
Housing units	36	319
Homeownership rate	91.7%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.3%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Tom Bean
Population	71 → 50 (-29.6%)	1,067 → 688 (-35.5%)
Median household income	$121,250 → $2,499 (-97.9%)	$54,333 → $79,432 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$325,000 → $525,000 (+61.5%)	$107,400 → $227,600 (+111.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,075 (+1.1%)	$956 → $1,161 (+21.4%)

Dorchester

Population

7150

Median household income

$121,250$2,499

Median home value

$325,000$525,000

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,075

Tom Bean

Population

1,067688

Median household income

$54,333$79,432

Median home value

$107,400$227,600

Median gross rent

$956$1,161

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Tom Bean
Under 5	4.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	4.0%	12.2%
18 to 24	2.0%	2.8%
25 to 34	4.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	4.0%	7.1%
45 to 54	2.0%	14.1%
55 to 64	16.0%	21.5%
65 to 74	44.0%	15.6%
75 and over	20.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Tom Bean
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Tom Bean
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.9%
High school graduate	11.1%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	46.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Tom Bean
Drove alone	73.3%	70.5%
Carpooled	26.7%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Tom Bean
1-unit, detached	27.8%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	72.2%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Tom Bean
Poverty rate	42.0%	5.7%
Average household size	1.39	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	2013	1975