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Dorchester, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dorchester, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,036. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DORCHESTER-WI · Dorchester, WI 1 ZIPs · 2,036 pop · #16161/25278 · Clark County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,424
  • RANK-LOWER #16161/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Unity
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,036
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $175,000

Nearest income peer: Unity, WI (+ $147 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Dorchester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dorchester on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dorchester, WI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,036
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,424
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,424 and poverty 12.4% concentrate in 54425.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dorchester as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Vesper is the closest lower-income city and Laona the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dorchester.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 54425, is all of Dorchester

There is no split to weigh here: 54425 holds every one of Dorchester's 2,036 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Dorchester's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 48 establishments, 834 employees , annual payroll $49,812k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54425 (48 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (9) · also Transportation and warehousing · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Dorchester, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Clark County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dorchester. See the Clark County roll-up →

Dorchester sits in the lower half of Clark County on income: Neillsville, Thorp and Loyal report more, Colby and Granton report less. Chili marks the far end of that range at $79,899, 26% above Dorchester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54425 2,036 $63,424 48 18
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Dorchester roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dorchester, .