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Dexter, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Dexter is a Census city of 540 people across 0.28 square miles of land, in Cowley County. Median household income is $52,357, 95.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Dexter through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 540 with a margin of error of plus or minus 310, which is 57.4 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Dexter
What Dexter is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.28 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,946 plus or minus 1,117
- County holding the largest share of its areaCowley 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
- Population540 plus or minus 310
- Median age19.0 plus or minus 31.7
- Population under 18212 plus or minus 95
- Share under 1839.3 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Population 65 and over81 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over15.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Households172 plus or minus 79
- Family households131 plus or minus 67
- Share of households that are families76.2 percent plus or minus 17.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dexter
Income and work in Dexter
- Median household income$52,357
- Per capita income$20,226 plus or minus $8,569
- Civilian labor force216 plus or minus 103
- Employed216 plus or minus 103
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over263 plus or minus 106
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent plus or minus 48.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dexter
Housing in Dexter
- Housing units194 plus or minus 82
- Occupied units172 plus or minus 79
- Vacant units22 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate11.3 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied165 plus or minus 77
- Renter occupied7 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate95.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$81,800 plus or minus $57,740
- Median gross rent, monthly$433 plus or minus $102
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Single family units105 plus or minus 46
- Share single family54.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more4.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes80 plus or minus 62
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dexter
How Dexter gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute214 plus or minus 103
- Commuting under 15 minutes42 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more42 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Drove alone65.7 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Worked from home0.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dexter
Flood risk in Dexter
- NFIP communityCity of Dexter
- NFIP community number200404
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/10(M)
The City of Dexter participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200404 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.
Cowley County, not Dexter
Cowley County context, not Dexter figures
- Establishments in Cowley County719
- Covered employment, Cowley County13,041
- Average annual pay, Cowley County$49,217
- Housing units permitted, Cowley County41
Every figure in this section is published for Cowley 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, Kansas?
540, in 172 households. Dexter city covers 0.28 square miles of land, which is 1,946 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?
Cowley 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?
$52,357. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $81,800. Median gross rent is $433 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, city of, community 200404, 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 Cowley 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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