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Dexter, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Dexter is a Census city of 620 people across 1.25 square miles of land, in Dallas County. Median household income is $87,250, 82.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dexter
What Dexter is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.25 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land495 plus or minus 111
- County holding the largest share of its areaDallas 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.
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How many people live in Dexter
- Population620 plus or minus 139
- Median age38.7
- Population under 18166 plus or minus 52
- Share under 1826.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over102 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over16.5 percent
- Households233
- Family households154 plus or minus 32
- Share of households that are families66.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dexter
Income and work in Dexter
- Median household income$87,250 plus or minus $19,477
- Per capita income$38,983
- Civilian labor force348 plus or minus 89
- Employed335 plus or minus 83
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over414
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.6 percent plus or minus 24.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dexter
- Housing units255
- Occupied units233
- Vacant units22 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate8.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied192
- Renter occupied41 plus or minus 19
- Ownership rate82.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$845
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units239
- Share single family93.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more4.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1942
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 commute294 plus or minus 81
- Commuting under 15 minutes57 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.4 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more175 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.5 percent
- Drove alone71.9 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home12.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Dexter (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$20,000
- Average approval$20,000
- Median approval$20,000
- Largest approval$20,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dexter, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Dexter
- NFIP communityCity of Dexter
- NFIP community number190360
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/07/18
The City of Dexter does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190360 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.
Dallas County, not Dexter
Dallas County context, not Dexter figures
- Establishments in Dallas County2,521
- Covered employment, Dallas County55,258
- Average annual pay, Dallas County$76,316
- Housing units permitted, Dallas County1,513
Every figure in this section is published for Dallas 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.
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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, Iowa?
620, in 233 households. Dexter city covers 1.25 square miles of land, which is 495 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?
Dallas 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?
$87,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,500. Median gross rent is $845 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dexter businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $20,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $20,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dexter, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dexter borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dexter. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dexter in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Dexter appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dexter, city of, community 190360, 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 Dallas 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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