With 64 people, Dorchester is a city in Texas. At a median age of 68.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Texas median by roughly 97%. Owners hold 98% of the housing stock. 35.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line. This is an unusually credentialed place: 59% of adults have a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $2,499, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 68.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
98% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dorchester
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.1 → 68.0(+31.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.9% → 58.6%(+49.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate13.2% → 35.9%(+22.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War20%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dorchester, decade by decade
Dorchester population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
129
$75,002
$61,922
8.9%
17.9
2000
109
$81,974
$177,611
18.9%
24.5
2010
148
$121,507
$182,842
12.8%
41.9
2020
69
–
–
21.2%
46.2
2024
64
$2,499
–
58.6%
14.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
