Dexter vs Ypsilanti

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

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

Ypsilanti has the higher population (19,937 vs 4,495 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median household income ($103,182 vs $44,141 in Ypsilanti). Dexter has the higher median home value ($401,800 vs $223,700 in Ypsilanti).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Ypsilanti
Population	4,495	19,937
Median age	42.3 yrs	27.0 yrs
Median household income	$103,182	$44,141
Median home value	$401,800	$223,700
Median gross rent	$1,603	$1,034
Housing units	1,801	9,352
Homeownership rate	75.5%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.3%	45.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Ypsilanti
Population	4,644 → 4,495 (-3.2%)	20,828 → 19,937 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$85,469 → $103,182 (+20.7%)	$39,332 → $44,141 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$300,900 → $401,800 (+33.5%)	$151,300 → $223,700 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,603 (+32.2%)	$854 → $1,034 (+21.1%)

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

Ypsilanti

Population

20,82819,937

Median household income

$39,332$44,141

Median home value

$151,300$223,700

Median gross rent

$854$1,034

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Ypsilanti
Under 5	5.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	23.3%	11.3%
18 to 24	9.2%	29.5%
25 to 34	4.8%	19.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.8%
45 to 54	19.4%	7.9%
55 to 64	8.2%	7.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	5.6%
75 and over	8.0%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Ypsilanti
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	57.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	22.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	1.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Ypsilanti
No high school diploma	2.6%	6.3%
High school graduate	3.0%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31.4%	23.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Ypsilanti
Drove alone	68.6%	58.8%
Carpooled	2.4%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	7.8%
Walked	4.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	23.5%	15.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Ypsilanti
1-unit, detached	57.0%	36.3%
1-unit, attached	20.7%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	19.6%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	23.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	16.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Ypsilanti
Poverty rate	2.1%	25.5%
Average household size	2.53	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1999	1956