Dorchester, NH (New Hampshire) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 340 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 340 (16 farm, 324 nonfarm))

Houses: 231 (133 occupied: 119 owner occupied, 14 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	30%

Housing density: 5 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $497 (lower quartile is $330, upper quartile is $682)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $958

Median gross rent in Dorchester, NH in 2007: $674

Housing units in Dorchester with a mortgage: 27 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $155,538 (it was $83,100 in 2000)

Dorchester:	$155,538
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,384 - $181,191

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $235,600
Here: $235,600
State: $325,636

Townhouses or other attached units: $249,728
Here: $249,728
State: $264,940

Mobile homes: $44,907
Here: $44,907
State: $42,127

Household type by relationship

Households: 365

In family households: 322 (82 male householders, 23 female householders)
92 spouses, 112 children (105 natural, 2 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 43 (16 male householders (8 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 8 2-persons.

65 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (7 men, 18 women).

98.2% of residents of Dorchester speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 20 (5.5%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.7
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dorchester, New Hampshire:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 24 5 rooms: 35 6 rooms: 28 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 10

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dorchester, New Hampshire:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 2 5 rooms: 2 6 rooms: 6 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 2
1990 to 1994: 14
1980 to 1989: 54
1970 to 1979: 54
1960 to 1969: 23
1950 to 1959: 4
1940 to 1949: 9
1939 or earlier: 59

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dorchester:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 39 3 bedrooms: 54 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dorchester:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 4 3 bedrooms: 3 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Dorchester in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 32 2 vehicles: 55 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Dorchester in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 4 2 vehicles: 10 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Dorchester, NH:

Less than $10,000: 1
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 2
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 5
$100,000 to $124,999: 16
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $174,999: 22
$175,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 to $249,999: 5
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 4
$500,000 to $749,999: 9
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 3 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 10

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.8%
Number of people working at home: 12 (7.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2
5 to 9 minutes: 2
10 to 14 minutes: 6
15 to 19 minutes: 12
20 to 24 minutes: 20
25 to 29 minutes: 9
30 to 34 minutes: 23
35 to 39 minutes: 9
40 to 44 minutes: 21
45 to 59 minutes: 23
60 to 89 minutes: 14
90 or more minutes: 10

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 144 (88%)
Carpooled: 5 (3%)
Walked: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 12 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 16
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $44,999: 8
$45,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 21
$60,000 to $74,999: 15
$75,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 11
$125,000 to $149,999: 3
$150,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 70

United States or American: 48

English: 41

Other groups: 25

Irish: 22

German: 21

Polish: 18

Scottish: 17

French Canadian: 12

Portuguese: 8

Italian: 6

Scotch-Irish: 5

Dutch: 4

British: 4

Canadian: 4

Welsh: 4

Danish: 3

New Zealander: 2

European: 2

Finnish: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (50%)
United Kingdom (25%)
Trinidad and Tobago (15%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (10%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 202
Northeast: 119
Midwest: 7
South: 11
West: 4

59% of Dorchester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in New Hampshire.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 2
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 2
High school graduate (or equivalency): 38
Less than 1 year of college: 5
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 18
Associate degree: 20
Bachelor's degree: 7
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 2
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 61
Less than 1 year of college: 8
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11
Associate degree: 10
Bachelor's degree: 18
Master's degree: 3
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 10.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,181
Asian householders: $55,860
Two or more races householders: $70,103

Dorchester household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dorchester marital status for males

Dorchester marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $160,030
Asian householders: $140,377
Two or more races householders: $131,018

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 183
One, attached: 4
Two: 4
Mobile homes: 40

Median worth of mobile homes: $84,265

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 23%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 23%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dorchester:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%) Wood (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Electricity (2%) Coal or coke (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%) Wood (21%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
New Hampshire:	8.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
New Hampshire:	10.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
New Hampshire:	36.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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