Dorchester vs Owen

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

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

Owen has the higher population (884 vs 818 in Dorchester). Owen has the higher median household income ($58,611 vs $54,750 in Dorchester). Dorchester has the higher median home value ($142,000 vs $125,500 in Owen).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Owen
Population	818	884
Median age	33.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,750	$58,611
Median home value	$142,000	$125,500
Median gross rent	$821	$675
Housing units	345	384
Homeownership rate	58.6%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Owen
Population	981 → 818 (-16.6%)	885 → 884 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$45,500 → $54,750 (+20.3%)	$42,578 → $58,611 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$98,100 → $142,000 (+44.8%)	$80,600 → $125,500 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $821 (+23.5%)	$633 → $675 (+6.6%)

Dorchester

Population

981818

Median household income

$45,500$54,750

Median home value

$98,100$142,000

Median gross rent

$665$821

Owen

Population

885884

Median household income

$42,578$58,611

Median home value

$80,600$125,500

Median gross rent

$633$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Owen
Under 5	11.6%	8.5%
5 to 17	16.1%	16.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	17.4%
35 to 44	6.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	7.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.7%
75 and over	10.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Owen
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Owen
No high school diploma	18.1%	13.0%
High school graduate	42.8%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Owen
Drove alone	83.5%	71.2%
Carpooled	8.0%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	6.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Owen
1-unit, detached	60.0%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	16.5%	13.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Owen
Poverty rate	14.1%	10.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1980	1958