Dexter vs Dunes City

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

Dexter and Dunes City are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dunes City has the higher population (1,358 vs 789 in Dexter). Dunes City has the higher median household income ($71,125 vs $36,905 in Dexter). Since 2019, Dunes City's population has grown faster (+9.8% vs -3.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Dunes City
Population	789	1,358
Median age	42.7 yrs	65.1 yrs
Median household income	$36,905	$71,125
Median home value	—	$514,900
Median gross rent	—	$694
Housing units	370	824
Homeownership rate	94.4%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Dunes City
Population	815 → 789 (-3.2%)	1,237 → 1,358 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$53,363 → $36,905 (-30.8%)	$65,000 → $71,125 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$211,600 → $218,800 (+3.4%)	$374,200 → $514,900 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,044 → $694 (-33.5%)

Dexter

Population

815789

Median household income

$53,363$36,905

Median home value

$211,600$218,800

Dunes City

Population

1,2371,358

Median household income

$65,000$71,125

Median home value

$374,200$514,900

Median gross rent

$1,044$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Dunes City
Under 5	2.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	28.9%	5.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	5.7%	7.1%
35 to 44	14.7%	6.8%
45 to 54	2.7%	9.4%
55 to 64	16.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	27.4%	27.9%
75 and over	2.2%	22.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Dunes City
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	85.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Dunes City
No high school diploma	14.4%	7.7%
High school graduate	31.2%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	48.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Dunes City
Drove alone	64.4%	74.7%
Carpooled	16.2%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Dunes City
1-unit, detached	41.6%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58.4%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Dunes City
Poverty rate	32.6%	7.3%
Average household size	2.74	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	1976	1976