Dexter vs Mapleton

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

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

Dexter has the higher population (789 vs 527 in Mapleton). Mapleton has the higher median household income ($53,333 vs $36,905 in Dexter). Since 2019, Mapleton's population has grown faster (+58.7% vs -3.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Mapleton
Population	789	527
Median age	42.7 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$36,905	$53,333
Median home value	—	$352,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,119
Housing units	370	240
Homeownership rate	94.4%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Mapleton
Population	815 → 789 (-3.2%)	332 → 527 (+58.7%)
Median household income	$53,363 → $36,905 (-30.8%)	$33,875 → $53,333 (+57.4%)
Median home value	$211,600 → $218,800 (+3.4%)	$223,200 → $352,600 (+58.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$825 → $1,119 (+35.6%)

Dexter

Population

815789

Median household income

$53,363$36,905

Median home value

$211,600$218,800

Mapleton

Population

332527

Median household income

$33,875$53,333

Median home value

$223,200$352,600

Median gross rent

$825$1,119

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Mapleton
Under 5	2.5%	8.3%
5 to 17	28.9%	11.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	5.7%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	11.4%
45 to 54	2.7%	5.5%
55 to 64	16.0%	17.6%
65 to 74	27.4%	12.9%
75 and over	2.2%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Mapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Mapleton
No high school diploma	14.4%	7.4%
High school graduate	31.2%	47.1%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Mapleton
Drove alone	64.4%	87.4%
Carpooled	16.2%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Mapleton
1-unit, detached	41.6%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58.4%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Mapleton
Poverty rate	32.6%	22.8%
Average household size	2.74	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1976	1956