Dorchester vs Humbird

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

Dorchester and Humbird 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 297 in Humbird). Humbird has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $54,750 in Dorchester). Dorchester has the higher median home value ($142,000 vs $89,400 in Humbird).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Humbird
Population	818	297
Median age	33.4 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,750	$56,250
Median home value	$142,000	$89,400
Median gross rent	$821	$775
Housing units	345	136
Homeownership rate	58.6%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	2.2%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Humbird
Population	981 → 818 (-16.6%)	318 → 297 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$45,500 → $54,750 (+20.3%)	$58,214 → $56,250 (-3.4%)
Median home value	$98,100 → $142,000 (+44.8%)	$78,800 → $89,400 (+13.5%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $821 (+23.5%)	$677 → $775 (+14.5%)

Dorchester

Population

981818

Median household income

$45,500$54,750

Median home value

$98,100$142,000

Median gross rent

$665$821

Humbird

Population

318297

Median household income

$58,214$56,250

Median home value

$78,800$89,400

Median gross rent

$677$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Humbird
Under 5	11.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	10.4%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	6.1%	8.4%
45 to 54	7.7%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	35.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	3.4%
75 and over	10.6%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Humbird
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Humbird
No high school diploma	18.1%	15.5%
High school graduate	42.8%	57.3%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Humbird
Drove alone	83.5%	53.2%
Carpooled	8.0%	31.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	4.8%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Humbird
1-unit, detached	60.0%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Humbird
Poverty rate	14.1%	8.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1980	1953