Dexter vs Lake Arthur

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

Dexter and Lake Arthur 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 438 in Lake Arthur). Lake Arthur has the higher median household income ($81,875 vs $61,118 in Dexter). Lake Arthur has the higher median home value ($113,900 vs $95,200 in Dexter).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Lake Arthur
Population	1,144	438
Median age	31.5 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,118	$81,875
Median home value	$95,200	$113,900
Median gross rent	$688	$728
Housing units	435	153
Homeownership rate	84.3%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Lake Arthur
Population	1,121 → 1,144 (+2.1%)	479 → 438 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$28,992 → $61,118 (+110.8%)	$34,688 → $81,875 (+136.0%)
Median home value	$70,600 → $95,200 (+34.8%)	$82,000 → $113,900 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $688 (+2.4%)	$675 → $728 (+7.9%)

Dexter

Population

1,1211,144

Median household income

$28,992$61,118

Median home value

$70,600$95,200

Median gross rent

$672$688

Lake Arthur

Population

479438

Median household income

$34,688$81,875

Median home value

$82,000$113,900

Median gross rent

$675$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Lake Arthur
Under 5	6.9%	0.9%
5 to 17	26.9%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	10.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	14.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	7.9%	21.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	11.9%
75 and over	4.9%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Lake Arthur
White (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	33.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	90.5%	65.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Lake Arthur
No high school diploma	35.6%	21.8%
High school graduate	25.5%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Lake Arthur
Drove alone	85.0%	98.6%
Carpooled	15.0%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Lake Arthur
1-unit, detached	57.5%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.5%	38.6%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Lake Arthur
Poverty rate	31.8%	12.1%
Average household size	2.94	3.37
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1987	1969