Dexter vs Waltham

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

Dexter and Waltham 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 185 in Waltham). Dexter has the higher median household income ($87,083 vs $75,833 in Waltham). Dexter has the higher median home value ($173,300 vs $112,500 in Waltham).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Waltham
Population	359	185
Median age	43.4 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$87,083	$75,833
Median home value	$173,300	$112,500
Median gross rent	$859	$1,069
Housing units	171	62
Homeownership rate	70.6%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	1.0%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Waltham
Population	322 → 359 (+11.5%)	151 → 185 (+22.5%)
Median household income	$55,938 → $87,083 (+55.7%)	$67,500 → $75,833 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $173,300 (+55.6%)	$77,900 → $112,500 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	$428 → $859 (+100.7%)	$838 → $1,069 (+27.6%)

Dexter

Population

322359

Median household income

$55,938$87,083

Median home value

$111,400$173,300

Median gross rent

$428$859

Waltham

Population

151185

Median household income

$67,500$75,833

Median home value

$77,900$112,500

Median gross rent

$838$1,069

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Waltham
Under 5	5.6%	3.8%
5 to 17	7.2%	37.8%
18 to 24	16.2%	2.7%
25 to 34	10.0%	14.6%
35 to 44	18.4%	23.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	4.9%
55 to 64	13.1%	7.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	5.4%
75 and over	5.6%	0.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Waltham
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	78.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
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%	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Waltham
No high school diploma	4.3%	15.5%
High school graduate	34.9%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	50.6%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Waltham
Drove alone	86.1%	81.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	2.3%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	15.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Waltham
1-unit, detached	81.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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	Waltham
Poverty rate	11.7%	11.4%
Average household size	2.35	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1958	1941