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Dexter, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Dexter is a Census town of 1,128 people across 0.73 square miles of land, in Chaves County. Median household income is $43,846, 76.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $55,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dexter
What Dexter is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.73 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,546 plus or minus 494
- County holding the largest share of its areaChaves 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
- Population1,128 plus or minus 360
- Median age31.5 plus or minus 7.5
- Population under 18351 plus or minus 134
- Share under 1831.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over179 plus or minus 80
- Share 65 and over15.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households422 plus or minus 169
- Family households344 plus or minus 156
- Share of households that are families81.5 percent plus or minus 17.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dexter
Income and work in Dexter
- Median household income$43,846 plus or minus $29,158
- Per capita income$19,200 plus or minus $6,859
- Civilian labor force382 plus or minus 187
- Employed341 plus or minus 179
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate10.7 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over659 plus or minus 216
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher63.0 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dexter
- Housing units480 plus or minus 173
- Occupied units422 plus or minus 169
- Vacant units58 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate12.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied323 plus or minus 161
- Renter occupied99 plus or minus 58
- Ownership rate76.5 percent plus or minus 22.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,500 plus or minus $51,625
- Median gross rent, monthly$673 plus or minus $229
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.4 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Single family units252 plus or minus 74
- Share single family52.5 percent plus or minus 24.4
- Units in buildings of two or more49 plus or minus 41
- Share in buildings of two or more10.2 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes179 plus or minus 147
- Median year structure built1988
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 commute341 plus or minus 179
- Commuting under 15 minutes177 plus or minus 143
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.9 percent plus or minus 31.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more44 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone87.7 percent plus or minus 20.6
- Carpooled12.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- 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
SBA loans in Dexter (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$55,000
- Average approval$55,000
- Median approval$55,000
- Largest approval$55,000
- 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.
Dexter
Flood risk in Dexter
- NFIP communityTown of Dexter
- NFIP community number350112
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09(M)
The Town of Dexter participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 350112 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.
Chaves County, not Dexter
Chaves County context, not Dexter figures
- Establishments in Chaves County1,342
- Covered employment, Chaves County21,658
- Average annual pay, Chaves County$47,769
- Housing units permitted, Chaves County88
Every figure in this section is published for Chaves 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, New Mexico?
1,128, in 422 households. Dexter town covers 0.73 square miles of land, which is 1,546 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?
Chaves 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?
$43,846. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,500. Median gross rent is $673 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 $55,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $55,000. 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?
Yes. Dexter appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dexter, town of, community 350112, 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 Chaves 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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