Dexter vs Saline

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

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

Saline has the higher population (8,976 vs 4,495 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median household income ($103,182 vs $90,662 in Saline). Dexter has the higher median home value ($401,800 vs $310,600 in Saline).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Saline
Population	4,495	8,976
Median age	42.3 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$103,182	$90,662
Median home value	$401,800	$310,600
Median gross rent	$1,603	$1,098
Housing units	1,801	4,081
Homeownership rate	75.5%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.3%	56.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Saline
Population	4,644 → 4,495 (-3.2%)	9,251 → 8,976 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$85,469 → $103,182 (+20.7%)	$78,203 → $90,662 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$300,900 → $401,800 (+33.5%)	$254,300 → $310,600 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,603 (+32.2%)	$951 → $1,098 (+15.5%)

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

Saline

Population

9,2518,976

Median household income

$78,203$90,662

Median home value

$254,300$310,600

Median gross rent

$951$1,098

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Saline
Under 5	5.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	23.3%	12.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	4.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	19.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	8.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	16.1%
75 and over	8.0%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Saline
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.7%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Saline
No high school diploma	2.6%	3.3%
High school graduate	3.0%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	31.4%	30.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Saline
Drove alone	68.6%	76.3%
Carpooled	2.4%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	20.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Saline
1-unit, detached	57.0%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	20.7%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	9.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	11.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Saline
Poverty rate	2.1%	5.5%
Average household size	2.53	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1999	1980