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Dorchester, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Dorchester is a Census village of 550 people across 0.50 square miles of land, in Saline County. Median household income is $74,286, 74.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dorchester
What Dorchester is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,100 plus or minus 242
- County holding the largest share of its areaSaline County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dorchester
How many people live in Dorchester
- Population550 plus or minus 121
- Median age36.0 plus or minus 13.3
- Population under 18147 plus or minus 51
- Share under 1826.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over124 plus or minus 46
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Households234 plus or minus 60
- Family households167 plus or minus 54
- Share of households that are families71.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dorchester
Income and work in Dorchester
- Median household income$74,286 plus or minus $19,471
- Per capita income$36,529
- Civilian labor force281 plus or minus 64
- Employed275 plus or minus 61
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over364 plus or minus 73
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.0 percent plus or minus 26.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dorchester
Housing in Dorchester
- Housing units240 plus or minus 60
- Occupied units234 plus or minus 60
- Vacant units6 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied174 plus or minus 48
- Renter occupied60 plus or minus 41
- Ownership rate74.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$638 plus or minus $186
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units218 plus or minus 59
- Share single family90.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more7.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dorchester
How Dorchester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute237 plus or minus 53
- Commuting under 15 minutes92 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.8 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more82 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.6 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Drove alone84.2 percent
- Carpooled1.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Worked from home8.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dorchester
Flood risk in Dorchester
- NFIP communityVillage of Dorchester
- NFIP community number310271
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/04/10
The Village of Dorchester does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310271 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Saline County, not Dorchester
Saline County context, not Dorchester figures
- Establishments in Saline County321
- Covered employment, Saline County6,653
- Average annual pay, Saline County$54,910
- Housing units permitted, Saline County37
Every figure in this section is published for Saline County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dorchester.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dorchester questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dorchester, Nebraska?
550, in 234 households. Dorchester village covers 0.50 square miles of land, which is 1,100 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dorchester in?
Saline County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dorchester?
$74,286. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,200. Median gross rent is $638 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Dorchester in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Dorchester appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dorchester, village of, community 310271, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dorchester figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Saline County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dorchester.
Is zoning published for Dorchester?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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