New Mexico · Census place 20620
Dexter town, NM
Quick answer
Dexter town has 1,144 residents, ranking #145 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $61,118, the median home is worth $95,200 and median gross rent runs $688 a month.
- Population
- 1,144Dexter town residents
- Median household income
- $61,118Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $95,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $688Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dexter town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dexter town median would spend about 13.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.8% of residents and 84.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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