Dexter

Population: 4,495
Median household income: $103,182
Median home value: $401,800

Located in Washtenaw County, Michigan, Dexter is a community with a population of 4,495. At $103,182, its median household income sits above Washtenaw County's $87,156.

From 2019 to 2023, Dexter's population declined 3.2% from 4,644 to 4,495, while its median home value rose 33.5% from $300,900 to $401,800.

The median gross rent is $1,603. 70.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,495
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $103,182
Median home value: $401,800
Median gross rent: $1,603
Housing units: 1,801
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6444,495

Median household income

$85,469$103,182

Median home value

$300,900$401,800

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,603

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,644	$85,469	$300,900	$1,213
2020	4,691	$86,944	$319,200	$1,255
2021	4,531	$86,313	$335,200	$1,294
2022	4,505	$89,671	$390,200	$1,531
2023	4,495	$103,182	$401,800	$1,603

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 344.8%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5419.4%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	226	5.0%
5 to 17	1,047	23.3%
18 to 24	414	9.2%
25 to 34	214	4.8%
35 to 44	439	9.8%
45 to 54	873	19.4%
55 to 64	369	8.2%
65 to 74	552	12.3%
75 and over	361	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,986	88.7%
Black or African American	27	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	32	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	1.0%
Two or more races	132	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	272	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate3.0%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree38.8%

Graduate or professional degree31.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	2.6%
High school graduate	85	3.0%
Some college or associate's	676	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,090	38.8%
Graduate or professional degree	883	31.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone68.6%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home23.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,591	68.6%
Carpooled	55	2.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	93	4.0%
Bicycle	34	1.5%
Worked from home	545	23.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	457	25.8%
15 to 29 min	806	45.5%
30 to 44 min	255	14.4%
45 to 59 min	246	13.9%
60+ min	9	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 2.1% (95 of 4,479)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,232	69.3%
Nonfamily households	546	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,778	98.7%
Vacant	23	1.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,342	75.5%
Renter-occupied	436	24.5%

1-unit, detached57.0%

1-unit, attached20.7%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,027	57.0%
1-unit, attached	372	20.7%
2 to 4 units	201	11.2%
5 to 19 units	166	9.2%
20 or more units	35	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2622160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.3323, -83.8810