Dexter vs Lowell

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

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

Lowell has the higher population (1,221 vs 789 in Dexter). Lowell has the higher median household income ($90,078 vs $36,905 in Dexter). Since 2019, Lowell's population has grown faster (+2.1% vs -3.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Lowell
Population	789	1,221
Median age	42.7 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$36,905	$90,078
Median home value	—	$339,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,086
Housing units	370	521
Homeownership rate	94.4%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Lowell
Population	815 → 789 (-3.2%)	1,196 → 1,221 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$53,363 → $36,905 (-30.8%)	$55,729 → $90,078 (+61.6%)
Median home value	$211,600 → $218,800 (+3.4%)	$192,700 → $339,800 (+76.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$944 → $1,086 (+15.0%)

Dexter

Population

815789

Median household income

$53,363$36,905

Median home value

$211,600$218,800

Lowell

Population

1,1961,221

Median household income

$55,729$90,078

Median home value

$192,700$339,800

Median gross rent

$944$1,086

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Lowell
Under 5	2.5%	2.4%
5 to 17	28.9%	18.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.3%
25 to 34	5.7%	7.4%
35 to 44	14.7%	9.7%
45 to 54	2.7%	18.6%
55 to 64	16.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	27.4%	13.9%
75 and over	2.2%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Lowell
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
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%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Lowell
No high school diploma	14.4%	6.7%
High school graduate	31.2%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Lowell
Drove alone	64.4%	76.3%
Carpooled	16.2%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	8.6%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Lowell
1-unit, detached	41.6%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58.4%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Lowell
Poverty rate	32.6%	10.3%
Average household size	2.74	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1976	1992