Dexter vs East Millinocket

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

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

Dexter has the higher population (1,840 vs 1,545 in East Millinocket). Dexter has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $44,306 in East Millinocket). Dexter has the higher median home value ($153,200 vs $73,900 in East Millinocket).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	East Millinocket
Population	1,840	1,545
Median age	51.8 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$44,306
Median home value	$153,200	$73,900
Median gross rent	$883	$625
Housing units	1,154	825
Homeownership rate	53.2%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	East Millinocket
Population	2,124 → 1,840 (-13.4%)	1,601 → 1,545 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$38,448 → $51,667 (+34.4%)	$43,261 → $44,306 (+2.4%)
Median home value	$96,000 → $153,200 (+59.6%)	$56,800 → $73,900 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $883 (+13.4%)	$560 → $625 (+11.6%)

Dexter

Population

2,1241,840

Median household income

$38,448$51,667

Median home value

$96,000$153,200

Median gross rent

$779$883

East Millinocket

Population

1,6011,545

Median household income

$43,261$44,306

Median home value

$56,800$73,900

Median gross rent

$560$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	East Millinocket
Under 5	1.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.4%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	8.7%
55 to 64	20.7%	17.5%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.1%
75 and over	15.6%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	East Millinocket
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	East Millinocket
No high school diploma	12.5%	4.7%
High school graduate	34.8%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	East Millinocket
Drove alone	84.5%	74.2%
Carpooled	2.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.1%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	East Millinocket
1-unit, detached	58.7%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	East Millinocket
Poverty rate	21.6%	18.5%
Average household size	1.96	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1947	1961