Dexter vs Midway

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

Dexter and Midway 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 571 in Midway). Dexter has the higher median household income ($61,118 vs $37,955 in Midway). Midway has the higher median home value ($176,400 vs $95,200 in Dexter).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Midway
Population	1,144	571
Median age	31.5 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,118	$37,955
Median home value	$95,200	$176,400
Median gross rent	$688	—
Housing units	435	373
Homeownership rate	84.3%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Midway
Population	1,121 → 1,144 (+2.1%)	861 → 571 (-33.7%)
Median household income	$28,992 → $61,118 (+110.8%)	$31,495 → $37,955 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$70,600 → $95,200 (+34.8%)	$66,300 → $176,400 (+166.1%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $688 (+2.4%)	—

Dexter

Population

1,1211,144

Median household income

$28,992$61,118

Median home value

$70,600$95,200

Median gross rent

$672$688

Midway

Population

861571

Median household income

$31,495$37,955

Median home value

$66,300$176,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Midway
Under 5	6.9%	2.5%
5 to 17	26.9%	4.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	0.5%
25 to 34	15.5%	4.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	21.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	22.8%
55 to 64	7.9%	11.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	20.5%
75 and over	4.9%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Midway
White (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	37.3%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	90.5%	62.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Midway
No high school diploma	35.6%	12.9%
High school graduate	25.5%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Midway
Drove alone	85.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	15.0%	0.0%
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	Midway
1-unit, detached	57.5%	56.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.5%	43.2%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Midway
Poverty rate	31.8%	18.2%
Average household size	2.94	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1987	1978