Dorchester vs Loyal

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

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

Loyal has the higher population (1,361 vs 818 in Dorchester). Loyal has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $54,750 in Dorchester). Dorchester has the higher median home value ($142,000 vs $114,700 in Loyal).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Loyal
Population	818	1,361
Median age	33.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,750	$63,750
Median home value	$142,000	$114,700
Median gross rent	$821	$757
Housing units	345	623
Homeownership rate	58.6%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Loyal
Population	981 → 818 (-16.6%)	1,225 → 1,361 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$45,500 → $54,750 (+20.3%)	$52,929 → $63,750 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$98,100 → $142,000 (+44.8%)	$95,200 → $114,700 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $821 (+23.5%)	$672 → $757 (+12.6%)

Dorchester

Population

981818

Median household income

$45,500$54,750

Median home value

$98,100$142,000

Median gross rent

$665$821

Loyal

Population

1,2251,361

Median household income

$52,929$63,750

Median home value

$95,200$114,700

Median gross rent

$672$757

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Loyal
Under 5	11.6%	9.2%
5 to 17	16.1%	13.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	6.1%	9.0%
45 to 54	7.7%	8.2%
55 to 64	14.3%	16.8%
65 to 74	8.3%	15.2%
75 and over	10.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Loyal
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Loyal
No high school diploma	18.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	42.8%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Loyal
Drove alone	83.5%	83.0%
Carpooled	8.0%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	5.9%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Loyal
1-unit, detached	60.0%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	16.5%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Loyal
Poverty rate	14.1%	12.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1980	1969