Dorchester

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  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


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Dorchester Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 1,034
  • Land Area (2000): 91.873 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.071 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 397
Dorchester Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 109 10.80%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 900 89.20%

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Dorchester Employment Information Back to top
Dorchester Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 36 17.91%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 32 15.92%
3. Repair and Maintenance 16 7.96%
4. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 11 5.47%
5. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 11 5.47%
6. Finance and Insurance 10 4.98%
7. Health Care 10 4.98%
8. Other Transportation 8 3.98%
9. Gasoline Stations 7 3.48%
10. Metal Manufactuing 7 3.48%
11. Rail Transportation 7 3.48%
12. Truck Transportation 7 3.48%
13. Utilities 7 3.48%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 6 2.99%
15. Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 5 2.49%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 5 2.49%
17. Machinery Manufacturing 5 2.49%
18. Public Administration 3 1.49%
19. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 2 1.00%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2 1.00%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 23 14.38%
2. Finance and Insurance 17 10.62%
3. Health Care 17 10.62%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 16 10.00%
5. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 13 8.12%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 12 7.50%
7. U.S. Postal Service 12 7.50%
8. Social Assistance 9 5.62%
9. Printing and Related Manufacturing 8 5.00%
10. Public Administration 8 5.00%
11. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 7 4.38%
12. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 6 3.75%
13. Metal Manufactuing 6 3.75%
14. Gasoline Stations 4 2.50%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 2 1.25%

Dorchester Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 31 15.42%
2. Farmers and Farm Managers 30 14.93%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 16 7.96%
4. Accountants and Auditors 13 6.47%
5. Other Production Occupations 13 6.47%
6. Carpenters 12 5.97%
7. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 10 4.98%
8. Other Construction Trades 10 4.98%
9. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 9 4.48%
10. Top Executives 8 3.98%
11. Transportation / Material Movers 7 3.48%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 6 2.99%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 6 2.99%
14. Construction Laborers 5 2.49%
15. Food Processing Workers 5 2.49%
16. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 5 2.49%
17. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 4 1.99%
18. Life and Physical Scientists 3 1.49%
19. Agricultural Workers 2 1.00%
20. Personal Appearance Workers 2 1.00%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 25 15.62%
2. Secretaries and Admins 15 9.38%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 13 8.12%
4. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 12 7.50%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 12 7.50%
6. Child Care Workers 9 5.62%
7. Health Technologists and Technicians 8 5.00%
8. Other Financial Specialists 8 5.00%
9. Printing Workers 8 5.00%
10. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 7 4.38%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 6 3.75%
12. Farmers and Farm Managers 6 3.75%
13. Other Production Occupations 6 3.75%
14. Computer Specialists 5 3.12%
15. Cashiers 4 2.50%
16. Other Sales and Related Occupations 4 2.50%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3 1.88%
18. Other Management Occupations 3 1.88%
19. Life / Physical / Social Sciences 2 1.25%
20. Registered Nurses 2 1.25%

Dorchester Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 430 54.29%
15-35 hours 104 13.13%
1-14 hours 8 1.01%
No regular hours 250 31.57%

Dorchester Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 9 2.23%
5 AM-5:29 AM 27 6.70%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 44 10.92%
6 AM-6:29 AM 30 7.44%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 67 16.63%
7 AM-7:29 AM 38 9.43%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 79 19.60%
8 AM-8:29 AM 15 3.72%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 3 0.74%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 8 1.99%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 2 0.50%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 10 2.48%
Noon-3:59 PM 43 10.67%
4 PM-11:59 PM 28 6.95%

Dorchester Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 7 1.74%
5-9 12 2.98%
10-14 45 11.17%
15-19 40 9.93%
20-24 61 15.14%
25-29 25 6.20%
30-34 82 20.35%
35-39 17 4.22%
40-44 44 10.92%
45-59 32 7.94%
60-89 36 8.93%
At least 90 2 0.50%

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% 190 47.15%
30-44 0 0.00% 143 35.48%
45-59 0 0.00% 32 7.94%
At least 60 0 0.00% 38 9.43%

Dorchester Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 23 5.03%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 377 82.49%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 1 0.22%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 2 0.44%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 54 11.82%

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Dorchester Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 327 (848 people)
Families (2000): 252 (726 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 118
People at same address in 1995: 732
Dorchester Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 26 6.68%
$10,000-$14,999 19 4.88%
$15,000-$19,999 12 3.08%
$20,000-$24,999 24 6.17%
$25,000-$29,999 26 6.68%
$30,000-$34,999 33 8.48%
$35,000-$39,999 26 6.68%
$40,000-$44,999 35 9.00%
$45,000-$49,999 18 4.63%
$50,000-$59,999 55 14.14%
$60,000-$74,999 58 14.91%
$75,000-$99,999 38 9.77%
$100,000-$124,999 15 3.86%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 4 1.03%

Dorchester Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 61 16.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 146 38.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 14 3.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 48 12.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 2 0.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 64 16.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 35 9.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 8 2.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 3 0.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Dorchester Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 305 26.82%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 223 19.61%
Public Assistance 2 0.18%
Retirement 82 7.21%
Self Employment 68 5.98%
Social Security 111 9.76%
Supplemental Security 4 0.35%
Wage / Salary 270 23.75%
Other 72 6.33%

Dorchester Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 165 60.44%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 108 39.56%

Dorchester Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 47 11.78%
Color 1 Box Married 276 69.17%
Color 2 Box Never Married 62 15.54%
Color 3 Box Widowed 14 3.51%

Dorchester Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 31 7.73%
Color 1 Box Married 265 66.08%
Color 2 Box Never Married 70 17.46%
Color 3 Box Widowed 35 8.73%

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Dorchester Education Information Back to top
Dorchester Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 47 6.19%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 33 4.35%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 302 39.79%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 211 27.80%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 44 5.80%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 90 11.86%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 32 4.22%

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 12 1.16% 8 0.77% 20 1.93%
Kindergarten 19 1.84% 0 0.00% 19 1.84%
Grades 1-4 49 4.74% 0 0.00% 49 4.74%
Grades 5-8 56 5.42% 0 0.00% 56 5.42%
Grades 9-12 50 4.84% 2 0.19% 52 5.03%
Undergrad college 34 3.29% 3 0.29% 37 3.58%
Graduate or professional school 2 0.19% 0 0.00% 2 0.19%
Total 222 21.47% 13 1.26% 235 22.73%

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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 903 90.30%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 97 9.70%

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Dorchester Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Dorchester Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 130 12.57%
10-19 Years 167 16.15%
20-29 Years 70 6.77%
30-39 Years 133 12.86%
40-49 Years 185 17.89%
50-59 Years 164 15.86%
60-69 Years 89 8.61%
70-79 Years 61 5.90%
80-89 Years 31 3.00%
90+ Years 4 0.39%

Dorchester Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 528 51.06%
Color 1 Box Female 506 48.94%

Dorchester Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,023 98.94%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 7 0.68%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 2 0.19%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2 0.19%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 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. German 458 41.60%
2. English 141 12.81%
3. Irish 141 12.81%
4. French Non-Basque 84 7.63%
5. Italian 74 6.72%
6. United States Or American 58 5.27%
7. Scotch Irish 35 3.18%
8. Scottish 24 2.18%
9. Croatian 18 1.63%
10. Dutch 18 1.63%

Dorchester Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 932 98.42%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 10 1.06%
3. Italian 3 0.32%
4. German 2 0.21%

Dorchester Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,009 100.00%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 0 0.00%

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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.