Dexter vs Hazel

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

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

Hazel has the higher population (428 vs 133 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median home value ($114,200 vs $108,600 in Hazel). Since 2019, Hazel's population has grown faster (-6.3% vs -54.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Hazel
Population	133	428
Median age	63.4 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$37,679
Median home value	$114,200	$108,600
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	107	235
Homeownership rate	89.2%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Hazel
Population	289 → 133 (-54.0%)	457 → 428 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$56,875 → $78,036 (+37.2%)	$34,375 → $37,679 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$133,500 → $114,200 (-14.5%)	$77,500 → $108,600 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$725 → $675 (-6.9%)

Dexter

Population

289133

Median household income

$56,875$78,036

Median home value

$133,500$114,200

Hazel

Population

457428

Median household income

$34,375$37,679

Median home value

$77,500$108,600

Median gross rent

$725$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Hazel
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	6.0%	25.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	28.6%	6.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.3%
55 to 64	19.5%	18.7%
65 to 74	39.1%	10.3%
75 and over	6.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Hazel
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Hazel
No high school diploma	14.4%	14.6%
High school graduate	39.2%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	46.4%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Hazel
Drove alone	46.9%	78.7%
Carpooled	53.1%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	3.9%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Hazel
1-unit, detached	77.6%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	21.3%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Hazel
Poverty rate	5.3%	39.3%
Average household size	1.60	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1983	1975