Dexter vs Hagerman

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

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

Dexter has the higher population (1,144 vs 599 in Hagerman). Hagerman has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $61,118 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median home value ($95,200 vs $72,900 in Hagerman).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Hagerman
Population	1,144	599
Median age	31.5 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,118	$68,750
Median home value	$95,200	$72,900
Median gross rent	$688	$640
Housing units	435	305
Homeownership rate	84.3%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Hagerman
Population	1,121 → 1,144 (+2.1%)	790 → 599 (-24.2%)
Median household income	$28,992 → $61,118 (+110.8%)	$34,375 → $68,750 (+100.0%)
Median home value	$70,600 → $95,200 (+34.8%)	$67,100 → $72,900 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $688 (+2.4%)	$641 → $640 (-0.2%)

Dexter

Population

1,1211,144

Median household income

$28,992$61,118

Median home value

$70,600$95,200

Median gross rent

$672$688

Hagerman

Population

790599

Median household income

$34,375$68,750

Median home value

$67,100$72,900

Median gross rent

$641$640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Hagerman
Under 5	6.9%	0.7%
5 to 17	26.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	8.2%	11.4%
25 to 34	15.5%	4.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	20.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	16.4%
55 to 64	7.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	11.5%
75 and over	4.9%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Hagerman
White (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	22.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	90.5%	75.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Hagerman
No high school diploma	35.6%	45.0%
High school graduate	25.5%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Hagerman
Drove alone	85.0%	79.1%
Carpooled	15.0%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Hagerman
1-unit, detached	57.5%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	37.5%	36.1%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Hagerman
Poverty rate	31.8%	10.4%
Average household size	2.94	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1987	1975