Dexter vs Westfir

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

Dexter and Westfir 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 434 in Westfir). Westfir has the higher median household income ($67,031 vs $36,905 in Dexter). Since 2019, Westfir's population has grown faster (+46.6% vs -3.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Westfir
Population	789	434
Median age	42.7 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$36,905	$67,031
Median home value	—	$295,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,325
Housing units	370	183
Homeownership rate	94.4%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Westfir
Population	815 → 789 (-3.2%)	296 → 434 (+46.6%)
Median household income	$53,363 → $36,905 (-30.8%)	$40,469 → $67,031 (+65.6%)
Median home value	$211,600 → $218,800 (+3.4%)	$145,300 → $295,000 (+103.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$871 → $1,325 (+52.1%)

Dexter

Population

815789

Median household income

$53,363$36,905

Median home value

$211,600$218,800

Westfir

Population

296434

Median household income

$40,469$67,031

Median home value

$145,300$295,000

Median gross rent

$871$1,325

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Westfir
Under 5	2.5%	10.8%
5 to 17	28.9%	19.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	5.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	14.7%	10.6%
45 to 54	2.7%	4.6%
55 to 64	16.0%	16.4%
65 to 74	27.4%	18.4%
75 and over	2.2%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Westfir
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Westfir
No high school diploma	14.4%	5.5%
High school graduate	31.2%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Westfir
Drove alone	64.4%	69.1%
Carpooled	16.2%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	8.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Westfir
1-unit, detached	41.6%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58.4%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Westfir
Poverty rate	32.6%	9.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	26	37
Median year structure built	1976	1951