Demographics of Dexter city, Missouri

Dexter city, Missouri had 7,851 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −96 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dexter city, in four figures

7,851
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,891 ±23.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −96 people.; 38.5 ±4.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,701 ±$4,954
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dexter city, Missouri's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dexter city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Dexter city, Missouri's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dexter city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,947	100.0	100.0
2021	7,909	99.5	100.2
2022	7,867	99.0	100.7
2023	7,862	98.9	101.6
2024	7,877	99.1	102.5
2025	7,851	98.8	103.1

Population of Dexter city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,947	—
2021	7,909	−38
2022	7,867	−42
2023	7,862	−5
2024	7,877	+15
2025	7,851	−26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±4.3: for men 36.5 ±6.0 and for women 40.8 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dexter city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	640 ±160	8.1% ±2.0	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,320 ±289	16.7% ±3.7	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	707 ±185	9.0% ±2.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,786 ±310	22.6% ±3.9	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,792 ±328	22.7% ±4.2	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,646 ±310	20.9% ±3.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,701 ±$4,954, and income per person $27,079 ±$2,580, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dexter city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	701 ±205	21.6% ±6.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	799 ±244	24.6% ±7.4	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	762 ±235	23.5% ±7.1	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	144 to 434	4.5% to 13.3%	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	514 ±204	15.8% ±6.2	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	60 to 224	1.9% to 6.9%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6 to 78	0.2% to 2.4%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dexter city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,301 ±461	17.0% ±6.0	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	171 to 605	9.6% to 31.4%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	623 ±248	17.0% ±6.5	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	290 ±140	13.7% ±6.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dexter city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dexter city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	3,853 ±202	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.3% ±2.9	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.7% ±4.6	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.0% ±6.2	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.0% ±6.0	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$137,200 ±$12,371	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$765 ±$68	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±4	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dexter city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	338 ±129	4.3% ±1.6	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,235 ±253	91.7% ±3.2	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 81	0% to 1.0%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 64	0% to 0.8%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.5%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	44 to 408	0.6% to 5.2%	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dexter city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	6,305 ±339	79.9% ±4.3	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,494 ±333	18.9% ±4.2	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 86	0% to 1.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 104	< 0.1% to 1.3%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 64	0% to 0.8%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 59	0% to 0.7%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dexter city among the places of Missouri

109th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Dexter city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Murphy CDP	8,285 ±886
Maplewood city	8,156 ±26
Brentwood city	8,144 ±22
Berkeley city	8,123 ±29
Nevada city	7,925 ±488
Dexter city	7,891 ±23
Marshfield city	7,696 ±31
Boonville city	7,689 ±34
Pacific city	7,475 ±122
Aurora city	7,397 ±19
Sappington CDP	7,367 ±729

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026