Dexter vs Woodward

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

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

Woodward has the higher population (1,002 vs 781 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median household income ($83,214 vs $68,571 in Woodward). Woodward has the higher median home value ($179,500 vs $157,200 in Dexter).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Woodward
Population	781	1,002
Median age	37.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$83,214	$68,571
Median home value	$157,200	$179,500
Median gross rent	$867	$484
Housing units	316	377
Homeownership rate	83.6%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Woodward
Population	606 → 781 (+28.9%)	1,243 → 1,002 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$55,455 → $83,214 (+50.1%)	$64,118 → $68,571 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $157,200 (+18.4%)	$137,500 → $179,500 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $867 (+45.5%)	$763 → $484 (-36.6%)

Dexter

Population

606781

Median household income

$55,455$83,214

Median home value

$132,800$157,200

Median gross rent

$596$867

Woodward

Population

1,2431,002

Median household income

$64,118$68,571

Median home value

$137,500$179,500

Median gross rent

$763$484

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Woodward
Under 5	8.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	9.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	14.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.6%
75 and over	5.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Woodward
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
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%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Woodward
No high school diploma	1.3%	4.1%
High school graduate	38.7%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Woodward
Drove alone	74.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	13.0%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	9.0%
Walked	1.1%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	4.5%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Woodward
1-unit, detached	88.9%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Woodward
Poverty rate	2.8%	10.3%
Average household size	2.67	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	31	19
Median year structure built	1946	1958