Dorchester

  1. Dorchester Legal Resources
  2. Dorchester Statistics
  3. Dorchester Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Dorchester Employment Information
  5. Dorchester Family Information
  6. Dorchester Education Information
  7. Dorchester Public Benefits Information
  8. Dorchester Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Dorchester Legal Resources Back to top

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Dorchester Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 109
  • Land Area (2000): 2.592 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 47
Dorchester Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 5 3.97%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 121 96.03%

Dorchester Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dorchester Employment Information Back to top
Dorchester Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 7 21.88%
2. Construction 6 18.75%
3. Truck Transportation 6 18.75%
4. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 3 9.38%
5. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 3 9.38%
6. Food Manufacturing 3 9.38%
7. Farm Product Raw Materials, Wholesale 2 6.25%
8. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 2 6.25%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 5 19.23%
2. Health Care 3 11.54%
3. Other Transportation 3 11.54%
4. Personal and Laundry Services 3 11.54%
5. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 3 11.54%
6. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2 7.69%
7. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 2 7.69%
8. Department and Other General Stores 2 7.69%
9. U.S. Postal Service 2 7.69%
10. Farm Product Raw Materials, Wholesale 1 3.85%

Dorchester Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 12 37.50%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 11 34.38%
3. Other Management Occupations 4 12.50%
4. Engineers 3 9.38%
5. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 2 6.25%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Assemblers and Fabricators 3 11.54%
2. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 3 11.54%
3. Other Healthcare Support 3 11.54%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 3 11.54%
5. Transportation / Material Movers 3 11.54%
6. Cashiers 2 7.69%
7. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 2 7.69%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 2 7.69%
9. Operations Managers Non Finance 2 7.69%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 2 7.69%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 1 3.85%

Dorchester Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 50 63.29%
15-35 hours 8 10.13%
1-14 hours 4 5.06%
No regular hours 17 21.52%

Dorchester Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 0 0.00%
5 AM-5:29 AM 3 5.77%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 5 9.62%
6 AM-6:29 AM 2 3.85%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 5 9.62%
7 AM-7:29 AM 8 15.38%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 11 21.15%
8 AM-8:29 AM 3 5.77%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 2 3.85%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 4 7.69%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 0 0.00%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 3 5.77%
Noon-3:59 PM 0 0.00%
4 PM-11:59 PM 6 11.54%

Dorchester Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1 1.92%
5-9 2 3.85%
10-14 2 3.85%
15-19 3 5.77%
20-24 9 17.31%
25-29 9 17.31%
30-34 8 15.38%
35-39 5 9.62%
40-44 0 0.00%
45-59 0 0.00%
60-89 8 15.38%
At least 90 5 9.62%

Dorchester Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 26 50.00%
30-44 0 0.00% 13 25.00%
45-59 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
At least 60 0 0.00% 13 25.00%

Dorchester Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 8 14.29%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 44 78.57%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 0 0.00%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 4 7.14%

Dorchester Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dorchester Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 42 (126 people)
Families (2000): 31 (115 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 20
People at same address in 1995: 36
Dorchester Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 5 11.90%
$10,000-$14,999 0 0.00%
$15,000-$19,999 3 7.14%
$20,000-$24,999 8 19.05%
$25,000-$29,999 3 7.14%
$30,000-$34,999 0 0.00%
$35,000-$39,999 0 0.00%
$40,000-$44,999 2 4.76%
$45,000-$49,999 1 2.38%
$50,000-$59,999 2 4.76%
$60,000-$74,999 3 7.14%
$75,000-$99,999 9 21.43%
$100,000-$124,999 6 14.29%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Dorchester Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 12 27.91%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 15 34.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 4 9.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 9 20.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1 2.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 2 4.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Dorchester Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 33 30.00%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 10 9.09%
Public Assistance 0 0.00%
Retirement 6 5.45%
Self Employment 11 10.00%
Social Security 8 7.27%
Supplemental Security 0 0.00%
Wage / Salary 33 30.00%
Other 9 8.18%

Dorchester Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 10 32.26%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 21 67.74%

Dorchester Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Married 35 83.33%
Color 2 Box Never Married 5 11.90%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2 4.76%

Dorchester Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3 6.38%
Color 1 Box Married 32 68.09%
Color 2 Box Never Married 10 21.28%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2 4.26%

Dorchester Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dorchester Education Information Back to top
Dorchester Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 3 3.80%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 4 5.06%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 40 50.63%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 13 16.46%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 5 6.33%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 14 17.72%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 0 0.00%

Dorchester Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 2 1.83% 0 0.00% 2 1.83%
Kindergarten 3 2.75% 0 0.00% 3 2.75%
Grades 1-4 12 11.01% 0 0.00% 12 11.01%
Grades 5-8 12 11.01% 0 0.00% 12 11.01%
Grades 9-12 10 9.17% 0 0.00% 10 9.17%
Undergrad college 3 2.75% 0 0.00% 3 2.75%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 42 38.53% 0 0.00% 42 38.53%

Dorchester Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dorchester Public Benefits Information Back to top
Dorchester Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 116 92.06%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 10 7.94%

Dorchester Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Dorchester Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Dorchester Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 18 16.51%
10-19 Years 18 16.51%
20-29 Years 9 8.26%
30-39 Years 21 19.27%
40-49 Years 12 11.01%
50-59 Years 15 13.76%
60-69 Years 10 9.17%
70-79 Years 2 1.83%
80-89 Years 4 3.67%
90+ Years 0 0.00%

Dorchester Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 53 48.62%
Color 1 Box Female 56 51.38%

Dorchester Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 97 88.99%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 12 11.01%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 0 0.00%

Dorchester Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 37 33.04%
2. German 21 18.75%
3. Polish 12 10.71%
4. European 10 8.93%
5. Dutch 9 8.04%
6. English 8 7.14%
7. Welsh 6 5.36%
8. Czech 5 4.46%
9. Scotch Irish 2 1.79%
10. United States Or American 2 1.79%

Dorchester Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 118 97.52%
2. Other Slavic 3 2.48%

Dorchester Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 126 100.00%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 0 0.00%

Dorchester Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Dorchester Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.