Dexter vs Linden

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

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

Dexter has the higher population (781 vs 163 in Linden). Dexter has the higher median home value ($157,200 vs $106,300 in Linden). Since 2019, Dexter's population has grown faster (+28.9% vs -7.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Linden
Population	781	163
Median age	37.9 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$83,214	—
Median home value	$157,200	$106,300
Median gross rent	$867	$1,250
Housing units	316	84
Homeownership rate	83.6%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Linden
Population	606 → 781 (+28.9%)	176 → 163 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$55,455 → $83,214 (+50.1%)	$58,333 → $76,250 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $157,200 (+18.4%)	$85,000 → $106,300 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $867 (+45.5%)	$539 → $1,250 (+131.9%)

Dexter

Population

606781

Median household income

$55,455$83,214

Median home value

$132,800$157,200

Median gross rent

$596$867

Linden

Population

176163

Median household income

$58,333$76,250

Median home value

$85,000$106,300

Median gross rent

$539$1,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Linden
Under 5	8.6%	9.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	31.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	1.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	18.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	6.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	16.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	9.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	5.5%
75 and over	5.2%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Linden
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Linden
No high school diploma	1.3%	5.3%
High school graduate	38.7%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	50.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Linden
Drove alone	74.5%	86.8%
Carpooled	13.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	13.2%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Linden
1-unit, detached	88.9%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Linden
Poverty rate	2.8%	12.3%
Average household size	2.67	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1946	1938