Dexter vs Manchester

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

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

Dexter has the higher population (4,495 vs 2,375 in Manchester). Dexter has the higher median household income ($103,182 vs $81,393 in Manchester). Dexter has the higher median home value ($401,800 vs $222,700 in Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Manchester
Population	4,495	2,375
Median age	42.3 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$103,182	$81,393
Median home value	$401,800	$222,700
Median gross rent	$1,603	$815
Housing units	1,801	1,126
Homeownership rate	75.5%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.3%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Manchester
Population	4,644 → 4,495 (-3.2%)	1,993 → 2,375 (+19.2%)
Median household income	$85,469 → $103,182 (+20.7%)	$59,453 → $81,393 (+36.9%)
Median home value	$300,900 → $401,800 (+33.5%)	$162,500 → $222,700 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,603 (+32.2%)	$676 → $815 (+20.6%)

Dexter

Population

4,6444,495

Median household income

$85,469$103,182

Median home value

$300,900$401,800

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,603

Manchester

Population

1,9932,375

Median household income

$59,453$81,393

Median home value

$162,500$222,700

Median gross rent

$676$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Manchester
Under 5	5.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	23.3%	12.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	4.6%
25 to 34	4.8%	18.3%
35 to 44	9.8%	8.0%
45 to 54	19.4%	10.0%
55 to 64	8.2%	16.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	18.1%
75 and over	8.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Manchester
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.7%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	4.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Manchester
No high school diploma	2.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	3.0%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	31.4%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Manchester
Drove alone	68.6%	75.4%
Carpooled	2.4%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	4.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	14.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Manchester
1-unit, detached	57.0%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	20.7%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	4.4%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Manchester
Poverty rate	2.1%	6.5%
Average household size	2.53	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1999	1959