Dexter

Population: 508
Median household income: $49,737
Median home value: $79,000

Dexter, a community in Cowley County, Kansas, has 508 residents. At $49,737, its median household income sits below Cowley County's $58,263.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dexter's population grew 84.7% from 275 to 508, while its median home value rose 87.2% from $42,200 to $79,000.

6.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.22 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 508
Median age: 18.8 yrs
Median household income: $49,737
Median home value: $79,000
Median gross rent: $538
Housing units: 179
Homeownership rate: 90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

275508

Median household income

$51,250$49,737

Median home value

$42,200$79,000

Median gross rent

$550$538

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	275	$51,250	$42,200	$550
2020	604	$45,703	$46,900	$558
2021	547	$44,875	—	$563
2022	494	$49,551	$84,400	$613
2023	508	$49,737	$79,000	$538

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 517.7%

5 to 1724.4%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 343.5%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 545.1%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over1.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	17.7%
5 to 17	124	24.4%
18 to 24	54	10.6%
25 to 34	18	3.5%
35 to 44	76	15.0%
45 to 54	26	5.1%
55 to 64	50	9.8%
65 to 74	62	12.2%
75 and over	8	1.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	486	95.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's55.4%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	6.7%
High school graduate	62	25.8%
Some college or associate's	133	55.4%
Bachelor's degree	15	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.8%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means18.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	139	69.8%
Carpooled	13	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.0%
Other means	37	18.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33	16.8%
15 to 29 min	142	72.1%
30 to 44 min	4	2.0%
45 to 59 min	5	2.5%
60+ min	13	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.22
Poverty rate: 6.2% (27 of 434)

	Count	Share
Family households	118	74.7%
Nonfamily households	40	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	158	88.3%
Vacant	21	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	143	90.5%
Renter-occupied	15	9.5%

1-unit, detached52.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other42.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	94	52.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1	0.6%
20 or more units	6	3.4%
Mobile home & other	76	42.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2017925
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1796, -96.7160