Dexter vs Rose Creek

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

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

Rose Creek has the higher population (453 vs 359 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median household income ($87,083 vs $79,583 in Rose Creek). Dexter has the higher median home value ($173,300 vs $139,800 in Rose Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Rose Creek
Population	359	453
Median age	43.4 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$87,083	$79,583
Median home value	$173,300	$139,800
Median gross rent	$859	$725
Housing units	171	185
Homeownership rate	70.6%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Rose Creek
Population	322 → 359 (+11.5%)	469 → 453 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$55,938 → $87,083 (+55.7%)	$49,500 → $79,583 (+60.8%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $173,300 (+55.6%)	$91,300 → $139,800 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$428 → $859 (+100.7%)	$613 → $725 (+18.3%)

Dexter

Population

322359

Median household income

$55,938$87,083

Median home value

$111,400$173,300

Median gross rent

$428$859

Rose Creek

Population

469453

Median household income

$49,500$79,583

Median home value

$91,300$139,800

Median gross rent

$613$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Rose Creek
Under 5	5.6%	3.3%
5 to 17	7.2%	22.1%
18 to 24	16.2%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.0%	5.3%
35 to 44	18.4%	19.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	8.8%
65 to 74	12.0%	17.4%
75 and over	5.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Rose Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Rose Creek
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	34.9%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	50.6%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Rose Creek
Drove alone	86.1%	82.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.9%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Rose Creek
1-unit, detached	81.3%	94.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Rose Creek
Poverty rate	11.7%	4.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1958	1958