Dorchester

Population: 818
Median household income: $54,750
Median home value: $142,000

Dorchester, a community in Clark County, Wisconsin, has 818 residents. The median household income of $54,750 is below the Clark County median ($66,250).

From 2019 to 2023, Dorchester's population declined 16.6% from 981 to 818, while its median home value rose 44.8% from $98,100 to $142,000.

The median resident is 33.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 818
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,750
Median home value: $142,000
Median gross rent: $821
Housing units: 345
Homeownership rate: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

981818

Median household income

$45,500$54,750

Median home value

$98,100$142,000

Median gross rent

$665$821

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	981	$45,500	$98,100	$665
2020	904	$51,250	$109,900	$696
2021	913	$52,955	$112,200	$700
2022	852	$55,179	$128,700	$755
2023	818	$54,750	$142,000	$821

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.6%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95	11.6%
5 to 17	132	16.1%
18 to 24	82	10.0%
25 to 34	124	15.2%
35 to 44	50	6.1%
45 to 54	63	7.7%
55 to 64	117	14.3%
65 to 74	68	8.3%
75 and over	87	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	673	82.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	16	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	18.1%
High school graduate	218	42.8%
Some college or associate's	147	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	40	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	314	83.5%
Carpooled	30	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	7.2%
Other means	4	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	162	46.4%
15 to 29 min	127	36.4%
30 to 44 min	40	11.5%
45 to 59 min	16	4.6%
60+ min	4	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 14.1% (112 of 796)

	Count	Share
Family households	194	61.8%
Nonfamily households	120	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	314	91.0%
Vacant	31	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	184	58.6%
Renter-occupied	130	41.4%

1-unit, detached60.0%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units15.9%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	207	60.0%
1-unit, attached	13	3.8%
2 to 4 units	55	15.9%
5 to 19 units	57	16.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5520450
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 45.0014, -90.3312