Dexter vs Silverdale

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

Dexter and Silverdale 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 37 in Silverdale). Since 2019, Dexter's population has grown faster (+84.7% vs -37.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Silverdale
Population	508	37
Median age	18.8 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,737	—
Median home value	$79,000	—
Median gross rent	$538	—
Housing units	179	48
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	Silverdale
Population	275 → 508 (+84.7%)	59 → 37 (-37.3%)
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

Silverdale

Population

5937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Silverdale
Under 5	17.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	48.6%
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%	29.7%
55 to 64	9.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	0.0%
75 and over	1.6%	21.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Silverdale
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	Silverdale
No high school diploma	6.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.8%	57.9%
Some college or associate's	55.4%	42.1%
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	Silverdale
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	Silverdale
1-unit, detached	52.5%	77.1%
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%	22.9%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Silverdale
Poverty rate	6.2%	100.0%
Average household size	3.22	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1982	1938