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Dexter, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Dexter is a Census town of 1,054 people across 0.77 square miles of land, in Laurens County. Median household income is $34,141, 78.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dexter
What Dexter is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.77 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,373 plus or minus 438
- County holding the largest share of its areaLaurens County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dexter
How many people live in Dexter
- Population1,054 plus or minus 336
- Median age36.5 plus or minus 18.5
- Population under 18279 plus or minus 102
- Share under 1826.5 percent
- Population 65 and over199 plus or minus 125
- Share 65 and over18.9 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Households389 plus or minus 129
- Family households211 plus or minus 95
- Share of households that are families54.2 percent plus or minus 16.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dexter
- Median household income$34,141 plus or minus $27,746
- Per capita income$29,334 plus or minus $9,386
- Civilian labor force464 plus or minus 217
- Employed440 plus or minus 209
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over681 plus or minus 189
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent plus or minus 35.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.1 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.7 percent plus or minus 8.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dexter
- Housing units448 plus or minus 130
- Occupied units389 plus or minus 129
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate13.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied304 plus or minus 115
- Renter occupied85 plus or minus 49
- Ownership rate78.1 percent
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,040 plus or minus $601
- Annual rent as a share of median income36.6 percent plus or minus 36.5
- Single family units252 plus or minus 88
- Share single family56.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more1.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes191 plus or minus 124
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dexter gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute440 plus or minus 209
- Commuting under 15 minutes21 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes4.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more160 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.4 percent plus or minus 23.8
- Drove alone96.8 percent
- Carpooled0.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dexter
Flood risk in Dexter
- NFIP communityTown of Dexter
- NFIP community number130607
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10(M)
The Town of Dexter participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130607 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Laurens County, not Dexter
Laurens County context, not Dexter figures
- Establishments in Laurens County1,106
- Covered employment, Laurens County19,708
- Average annual pay, Laurens County$52,584
- Housing units permitted, Laurens County53
Every figure in this section is published for Laurens County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dexter.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dexter questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dexter, Georgia?
1,054, in 389 households. Dexter town covers 0.77 square miles of land, which is 1,373 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dexter in?
Laurens County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dexter?
$34,141. Median gross rent is $1,040 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Dexter in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dexter appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dexter, town of, community 130607, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dexter figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Laurens County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dexter.
Is zoning published for Dexter?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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