Dexter vs Whitmore Lake

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

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

Whitmore Lake has the higher population (8,083 vs 4,495 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median household income ($103,182 vs $78,038 in Whitmore Lake). Dexter has the higher median home value ($401,800 vs $270,300 in Whitmore Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Whitmore Lake
Population	4,495	8,083
Median age	42.3 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$103,182	$78,038
Median home value	$401,800	$270,300
Median gross rent	$1,603	$1,268
Housing units	1,801	3,723
Homeownership rate	75.5%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.3%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Whitmore Lake
Population	4,644 → 4,495 (-3.2%)	6,618 → 8,083 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$85,469 → $103,182 (+20.7%)	$61,004 → $78,038 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$300,900 → $401,800 (+33.5%)	$174,800 → $270,300 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,603 (+32.2%)	$986 → $1,268 (+28.6%)

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

Whitmore Lake

Population

6,6188,083

Median household income

$61,004$78,038

Median home value

$174,800$270,300

Median gross rent

$986$1,268

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Whitmore Lake
Under 5	5.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	23.3%	13.0%
18 to 24	9.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	4.8%	17.5%
35 to 44	9.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	19.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	8.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	8.8%
75 and over	8.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Whitmore Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Whitmore Lake
No high school diploma	2.6%	3.1%
High school graduate	3.0%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31.4%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Whitmore Lake
Drove alone	68.6%	80.8%
Carpooled	2.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	13.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Whitmore Lake
1-unit, detached	57.0%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	20.7%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	8.9%
20 or more units	1.9%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Whitmore Lake
Poverty rate	2.1%	6.3%
Average household size	2.53	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1999	1986