Dexter vs Philadelphia

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

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

Dexter has the higher population (828 vs 803 in Philadelphia). Philadelphia has the higher median household income ($53,958 vs $49,826 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median home value ($152,600 vs $134,400 in Philadelphia).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Philadelphia
Population	828	803
Median age	41.0 yrs	24.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,826	$53,958
Median home value	$152,600	$134,400
Median gross rent	$609	$731
Housing units	349	439
Homeownership rate	63.7%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Philadelphia
Population	952 → 828 (-13.0%)	1,087 → 803 (-26.1%)
Median household income	$37,426 → $49,826 (+33.1%)	$32,823 → $53,958 (+64.4%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $152,600 (+22.1%)	$128,600 → $134,400 (+4.5%)
Median gross rent	$440 → $609 (+38.4%)	$679 → $731 (+7.7%)

Dexter

Population

952828

Median household income

$37,426$49,826

Median home value

$125,000$152,600

Median gross rent

$440$609

Philadelphia

Population

1,087803

Median household income

$32,823$53,958

Median home value

$128,600$134,400

Median gross rent

$679$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Philadelphia
Under 5	7.6%	9.0%
5 to 17	22.9%	22.2%
18 to 24	5.0%	19.8%
25 to 34	9.8%	11.6%
35 to 44	8.6%	7.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	6.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	12.5%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.0%
75 and over	11.8%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Philadelphia
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Philadelphia
No high school diploma	10.7%	10.2%
High school graduate	38.8%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Philadelphia
Drove alone	86.4%	77.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	10.2%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Philadelphia
1-unit, detached	62.5%	36.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	19.8%	40.1%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Philadelphia
Poverty rate	17.9%	26.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1952	1979