Dorchester vs Granton

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

Dorchester and Granton 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 368 in Granton). Granton has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $54,750 in Dorchester). Dorchester has the higher median home value ($142,000 vs $114,800 in Granton).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Granton
Population	818	368
Median age	33.4 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,750	$60,625
Median home value	$142,000	$114,800
Median gross rent	$821	$679
Housing units	345	170
Homeownership rate	58.6%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Granton
Population	981 → 818 (-16.6%)	337 → 368 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$45,500 → $54,750 (+20.3%)	$46,250 → $60,625 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$98,100 → $142,000 (+44.8%)	$86,200 → $114,800 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $821 (+23.5%)	$625 → $679 (+8.6%)

Dorchester

Population

981818

Median household income

$45,500$54,750

Median home value

$98,100$142,000

Median gross rent

$665$821

Granton

Population

337368

Median household income

$46,250$60,625

Median home value

$86,200$114,800

Median gross rent

$625$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Granton
Under 5	11.6%	9.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	20.9%
18 to 24	10.0%	16.0%
25 to 34	15.2%	11.4%
35 to 44	6.1%	5.2%
45 to 54	7.7%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	9.8%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.4%
75 and over	10.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Granton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Granton
No high school diploma	18.1%	11.1%
High school graduate	42.8%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Granton
Drove alone	83.5%	64.7%
Carpooled	8.0%	21.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	5.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Granton
1-unit, detached	60.0%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	16.5%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Granton
Poverty rate	14.1%	26.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1980	1959