De Soto vs Dexter

A side-by-side comparison of De Soto and Dexter: population, income, housing, and more.

De Soto and Dexter are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

De Soto has the higher population (943 vs 781 in Dexter). De Soto has the higher median household income ($92,500 vs $83,214 in Dexter). De Soto has the higher median home value ($210,500 vs $157,200 in Dexter).

Population, income & housing

	De Soto	Dexter
Population	943	781
Median age	34.4 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,500	$83,214
Median home value	$210,500	$157,200
Median gross rent	$933	$867
Housing units	392	316
Homeownership rate	87.9%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Soto	Dexter
Population	1,025 → 943 (-8.0%)	606 → 781 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$67,019 → $92,500 (+38.0%)	$55,455 → $83,214 (+50.1%)
Median home value	$143,000 → $210,500 (+47.2%)	$132,800 → $157,200 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$690 → $933 (+35.2%)	$596 → $867 (+45.5%)

De Soto

Population

1,025943

Median household income

$67,019$92,500

Median home value

$143,000$210,500

Median gross rent

$690$933

Dexter

Population

606781

Median household income

$55,455$83,214

Median home value

$132,800$157,200

Median gross rent

$596$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Soto	Dexter
Under 5	7.5%	8.6%
5 to 17	21.0%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	17.6%	15.2%
35 to 44	16.2%	13.6%
45 to 54	6.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	10.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.7%
75 and over	7.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Soto	Dexter
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Soto	Dexter
No high school diploma	5.5%	1.3%
High school graduate	32.6%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Soto	Dexter
Drove alone	74.0%	74.5%
Carpooled	10.1%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Soto	Dexter
1-unit, detached	81.6%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	De Soto	Dexter
Poverty rate	6.7%	2.8%
Average household size	2.71	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1976	1946