Dexter vs Heceta Beach

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

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

Heceta Beach has the higher population (2,220 vs 789 in Dexter). Heceta Beach has the higher median household income ($77,778 vs $36,905 in Dexter). Since 2019, Heceta Beach's population has grown faster (+30.0% vs -3.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Heceta Beach
Population	789	2,220
Median age	42.7 yrs	63.3 yrs
Median household income	$36,905	$77,778
Median home value	—	$458,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,172
Housing units	370	1,336
Homeownership rate	94.4%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	18.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Heceta Beach
Population	815 → 789 (-3.2%)	1,708 → 2,220 (+30.0%)
Median household income	$53,363 → $36,905 (-30.8%)	$68,519 → $77,778 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$211,600 → $218,800 (+3.4%)	$344,100 → $458,500 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,205 → $1,172 (-2.7%)

Dexter

Population

815789

Median household income

$53,363$36,905

Median home value

$211,600$218,800

Heceta Beach

Population

1,7082,220

Median household income

$68,519$77,778

Median home value

$344,100$458,500

Median gross rent

$1,205$1,172

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Heceta Beach
Under 5	2.5%	0.5%
5 to 17	28.9%	7.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.8%
25 to 34	5.7%	1.4%
35 to 44	14.7%	8.5%
45 to 54	2.7%	18.4%
55 to 64	16.0%	14.8%
65 to 74	27.4%	31.3%
75 and over	2.2%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Heceta Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Heceta Beach
No high school diploma	14.4%	3.9%
High school graduate	31.2%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Heceta Beach
Drove alone	64.4%	57.7%
Carpooled	16.2%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	35.7%
Other means	0.0%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Heceta Beach
1-unit, detached	41.6%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58.4%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Heceta Beach
Poverty rate	32.6%	12.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	26	12
Median year structure built	1976	1990