With 754 people, Dexter is a city in New York. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the New York median by roughly 43%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $158,000. There are 366 fewer people here than in 2000. Renters pay $620 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,408, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dexter
What changed most since 1990
Population1,030 → 754(−27%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age30.7 → 42.7(+12.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate11.9% → 20.8%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)10.5%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(18)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 57 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
1,030
$60,717
$131,524
5.2%
0.7
2000
1,120
$60,993
$104,381
8.0%
5.7
2010
1,052
$55,145
$148,604
14.3%
14.4
2020
1,004
$49,194
$133,688
11.7%
20.5
2024
754
$49,408
$158,000
16.7%
31.2
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.
