Chili vs Dorchester

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

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

Dorchester has the higher population (818 vs 341 in Chili). Dorchester has the higher median household income ($54,750 vs $54,063 in Chili). Chili has the higher median home value ($150,800 vs $142,000 in Dorchester).

Population, income & housing

	Chili	Dorchester
Population	341	818
Median age	24.5 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$54,750
Median home value	$150,800	$142,000
Median gross rent	—	$821
Housing units	131	345
Homeownership rate	76.0%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.9%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chili	Dorchester
Population	158 → 341 (+115.8%)	981 → 818 (-16.6%)
Median household income	$50,714 → $54,063 (+6.6%)	$45,500 → $54,750 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $150,800 (+77.4%)	$98,100 → $142,000 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$665 → $821 (+23.5%)

Chili

Population

158341

Median household income

$50,714$54,063

Median home value

$85,000$150,800

Dorchester

Population

981818

Median household income

$45,500$54,750

Median home value

$98,100$142,000

Median gross rent

$665$821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chili	Dorchester
Under 5	5.0%	11.6%
5 to 17	32.6%	16.1%
18 to 24	13.2%	10.0%
25 to 34	3.8%	15.2%
35 to 44	22.9%	6.1%
45 to 54	8.8%	7.7%
55 to 64	3.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	3.5%	8.3%
75 and over	7.0%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chili	Dorchester
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chili	Dorchester
No high school diploma	8.3%	18.1%
High school graduate	40.5%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	14.3%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chili	Dorchester
Drove alone	66.2%	83.5%
Carpooled	23.8%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chili	Dorchester
1-unit, detached	92.4%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Chili	Dorchester
Poverty rate	16.8%	14.1%
Average household size	2.82	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1938	1980