Dexter, NM Population

Overview

1,037

Total Population

38.1

Median age

50.82%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

68.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

948

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Dexter's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Dexter is 38.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dexter's population under 18 was 28.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dexter's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dexter, 22.08% were under the age of 15, 15.81% aged 15 to 29, 43.68% aged 30 to 64, 14.85% aged 65 to 84, and 3.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 more females than males in Dexter:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.82% females and 49.18% males in Dexter, NM.
The Dexter, NM gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 125.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 65.

Dexter's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dexter population: 71.17% are White, 1.16% are some other race and 27.68% are multiracial.
Dexter's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 948 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 89 (8.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dexter is White with a population of 738 (71.17% of the total population).

Dexter's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,314 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Dexter's population decreased by 48 (3.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dexter's population decreased by 187 (14.78%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Dexter's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,061.