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Dorchester, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Dorchester is a Census village of 879 people across 1.39 square miles of land, lying across Clark County and Marathon County. Median household income is $60,536, 63.0 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 area1.39 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land633
- County holding the largest share of its areaClark County, 92.8 percent
- Counties this place lies inClark County 92.8 percent, Marathon County 7.2 percent
Dorchester crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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
- Population879
- Median age34.5 plus or minus 10.1
- Population under 18257 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1829.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over167 plus or minus 41
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent
- Households319
- Family households203
- Share of households that are families63.6 percent plus or minus 16.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dorchester
Income and work in Dorchester
- Median household income$60,536 plus or minus $12,654
- Per capita income$31,769
- Civilian labor force399 plus or minus 84
- Employed378 plus or minus 77
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over535
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dorchester
- Housing units347
- Occupied units319
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate8.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied201
- Renter occupied118 plus or minus 41
- Ownership rate63.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$156,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$837
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units228 plus or minus 46
- Share single family65.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more104 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more30.0 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dorchester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute350 plus or minus 71
- Commuting under 15 minutes175 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more50 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone82.5 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home7.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dorchester
SBA loans in Dorchester (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$469,000
- Average approval$469,000
- Median approval$469,000
- Largest approval$469,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dorchester, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Clark County, not Dorchester
Clark County context, not Dorchester figures
- Establishments in Clark County779
- Covered employment, Clark County11,379
- Average annual pay, Clark County$50,135
- Housing units permitted, Clark County73
Every figure in this section is published for Clark 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.
Coverage
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, Wisconsin?
879, in 319 households. Dorchester village covers 1.39 square miles of land, which is 633 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?
Dorchester lies in more than one. By area it is 92.8 percent in Clark County, 7.2 percent in Marathon County. This page sits under Clark County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Dorchester?
$60,536. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $156,000. Median gross rent is $837 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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 Clark 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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