Dorchester ZIP Code List — Allamakee County, IA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	106	23.4%
18 and over	347	76.6%
65 and over	104	23.0%
Median age	42.3 years

Group	Count	%
White	443	97.8%
Two or more races	10	2.2%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	3.3%
$10k–$15k	1.4%
$15k–$25k	34.4%
$25k–$35k	5.6%
$50k–$75k	5.1%
$75k–$100k	23.3%
$100k–$150k	6.5%
$150k–$200k	3.7%
$200k+	16.7%
Median income	$0

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$172,200
Median rent / month	$0
Owner occupied	95.3%
Renter occupied	4.7%
Vacant	15.7%
Single-family detached	87.8%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	12.2%
Median rooms	6.8
Avg household size (owned)	2.03

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	11.4%
2000–2009	20.8%
1990–1999	11.8%
1980–1989	22.0%
1970–1979	2.0%
1960–1969	0.0%
1950–1959	0.0%
1940–1949	0.0%
1939 or earlier	32.2%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	2.0%
1 bedroom	1.2%
2 bedrooms	29.4%
3 bedrooms	44.7%
4 bedrooms	13.3%
5+ bedrooms	9.4%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	0.0%
1 vehicle	36.3%
2 vehicles	33.5%
3 or more	30.2%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Electricity	3.7%
Propane / LP gas	79.1%
Fuel oil	10.2%
Wood	7.0%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	119	55.3%
Cohabiting couple	0	0.0%
Male householder, no spouse	91	42.3%
Female householder, no spouse	5	2.3%
Households with children under 18	58	27.0%
Households with seniors (65+)	89	41.4%
Average household size	2.10

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	26.3%	15.9%
Married	59.4%	80.7%
Separated	0.0%	0.0%
Widowed	0.0%	3.4%
Divorced	14.3%	0.0%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	95.8%
Bachelor's or higher	21.6%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	17	16.8%
Kindergarten	13	12.9%
Elementary school	35	34.7%
High school	15	14.9%
College / grad school	21	20.8%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	41.9%
Service	21.5%
Sales & office	17.6%
Natural resources & construction	19.0%
Production & transportation	0.0%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	68.8%
Government	4.3%
Self-employed	26.9%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	75.6%
Carpool	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	6.5%
Other means	0.0%
Avg commute (minutes)	28.3

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	29.8%
Retirement income	13.0%
Supplemental Security	4.2%
Cash public assistance	0.0%
Food stamps / SNAP	11.2%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	35.1%
High cholesterol	34.6%
Heart disease	7.5%
Stroke	3.3%
Asthma	9.1%
Arthritis	26.8%
Kidney disease	3.0%
Pulmonary disease	7.5%
Cancer	7.5%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	22.2%
No physical activity	25.6%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	30.2%
Fair or poor health	13.3%
Poor mental health	12.8%
Poor physical health	10.3%
No health insurance	9.0%
Visited doctor (checkup)	73.9%
Visited dentist	63.8%
Cholesterol screening	89.9%
Teeth loss	12.5%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	10	2.9%

Disability	%
Any disability	2.0%
Under 18	0.0%
18–64 years	0.0%
65 and over	8.7%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	84.1%
Public insurance	26.5%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	435	96.0%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	453	100.0%
Born in same state	453	100.0%
Born in different state	243	53.6%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	0	0.0%
Not a US citizen	0	0.0%