Dorchester vs Withee

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

Dorchester and Withee 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 522 in Withee). Withee has the higher median household income ($65,481 vs $54,750 in Dorchester). Dorchester has the higher median home value ($142,000 vs $93,200 in Withee).

Population, income & housing

	Dorchester	Withee
Population	818	522
Median age	33.4 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,750	$65,481
Median home value	$142,000	$93,200
Median gross rent	$821	$901
Housing units	345	306
Homeownership rate	58.6%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	16.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorchester	Withee
Population	981 → 818 (-16.6%)	369 → 522 (+41.5%)
Median household income	$45,500 → $54,750 (+20.3%)	$49,375 → $65,481 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$98,100 → $142,000 (+44.8%)	$73,800 → $93,200 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $821 (+23.5%)	$492 → $901 (+83.1%)

Dorchester

Population

981818

Median household income

$45,500$54,750

Median home value

$98,100$142,000

Median gross rent

$665$821

Withee

Population

369522

Median household income

$49,375$65,481

Median home value

$73,800$93,200

Median gross rent

$492$901

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorchester	Withee
Under 5	11.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	14.4%
18 to 24	10.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	5.9%
35 to 44	6.1%	9.2%
45 to 54	7.7%	17.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.3%	27.4%
75 and over	10.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorchester	Withee
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorchester	Withee
No high school diploma	18.1%	7.5%
High school graduate	42.8%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	50.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorchester	Withee
Drove alone	83.5%	88.8%
Carpooled	8.0%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	5.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorchester	Withee
1-unit, detached	60.0%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	15.7%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	16.5%	13.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Dorchester	Withee
Poverty rate	14.1%	14.4%
Average household size	2.57	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1980	1970