Dexter vs New Salem

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

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

Dexter has the higher population (508 vs 24 in New Salem). Since 2019, Dexter's population has grown faster (+84.7% vs +14.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	New Salem
Population	508	24
Median age	18.8 yrs	—
Median household income	$49,737	—
Median home value	$79,000	—
Median gross rent	$538	—
Housing units	179	24
Homeownership rate	90.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	New Salem
Population	275 → 508 (+84.7%)	21 → 24 (+14.3%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $49,737 (-3.0%)	—
Median home value	$42,200 → $79,000 (+87.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$550 → $538 (-2.2%)	—

Dexter

Population

275508

Median household income

$51,250$49,737

Median home value

$42,200$79,000

Median gross rent

$550$538

New Salem

Population

2124

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	New Salem
Under 5	17.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	5.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	54.2%
75 and over	1.6%	45.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	New Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	New Salem
No high school diploma	6.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.8%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	55.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	New Salem
Drove alone	69.8%	—
Carpooled	6.5%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	4.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	1.0%	—
Other means	18.6%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	New Salem
1-unit, detached	52.5%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.5%	45.8%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	New Salem
Poverty rate	6.2%	0.0%
Average household size	3.22	—
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1982	—