With 4,521 people, Dexter is a city in Michigan. 70% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 2,183 people. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 46% ahead of the Michigan median. The poverty rate is 0.8%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $106,637, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
70% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dexter
What changed most since 1990
Population1,497 → 4,521(+202%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree23.9% → 70.3%(+46.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants57.0% → 77.2%(+20.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.1%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)44.5%(73)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.2%(79)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 164 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dexter, decade by decade
Dexter population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,497
$77,789
$206,646
23.9%
3.5
2000
2,338
$92,012
$293,469
38.4%
10.0
2010
4,067
$88,873
$311,594
47.6%
21.7
2020
4,500
$105,380
$386,883
67.1%
29.7
2024
4,521
$106,637
$421,000
70.3%
26.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
