Dexter vs Lansing

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

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

Dexter has the higher population (359 vs 155 in Lansing). Dexter has the higher median home value ($173,300 vs $101,300 in Lansing). Since 2019, Lansing's population has grown faster (+16.5% vs +11.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Lansing
Population	359	155
Median age	43.4 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$87,083	—
Median home value	$173,300	$101,300
Median gross rent	$859	—
Housing units	171	103
Homeownership rate	70.6%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Lansing
Population	322 → 359 (+11.5%)	133 → 155 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$55,938 → $87,083 (+55.7%)	—
Median home value	$111,400 → $173,300 (+55.6%)	$86,000 → $101,300 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$428 → $859 (+100.7%)	—

Dexter

Population

322359

Median household income

$55,938$87,083

Median home value

$111,400$173,300

Median gross rent

$428$859

Lansing

Population

133155

Median home value

$86,000$101,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Lansing
Under 5	5.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	7.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	16.2%	1.9%
25 to 34	10.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	18.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	16.1%
55 to 64	13.1%	21.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	18.7%
75 and over	5.6%	23.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Lansing
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Lansing
No high school diploma	4.3%	5.6%
High school graduate	34.9%	62.9%
Some college or associate's	50.6%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Lansing
Drove alone	86.1%	96.4%
Carpooled	5.8%	0.0%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Lansing
1-unit, detached	81.3%	98.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Lansing
Poverty rate	11.7%	29.1%
Average household size	2.35	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1958	1938