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Dexter, GA

Dexter's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

1,006
Residents
$1,203
Median rent (state)
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Sheet GA-DEXTER-GA · Dexter, GA 1,006 pop

POP-VILLAGE · INC-UNK · COL-PAR · SAFE-UNK · RANK-UNK · GAP-UNK · HOME-UNK · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 1,006
  • INC-UNK Income pending
  • COL-PAR 96.3
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • GAP-UNK Gap pending
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Dexter on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 1,006.

4 peers

Dexter - the verdict

Dexter has 1,006 residents in Georgia. Source: Census ACS.

51st
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Dexter, GA

Dexter is a small town in Georgia, home to 1,006 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The median resident age is 30.7 years. 15.0% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 56.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

The city is served by 1 public schools according to NCES Common Core of Data.

Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Georgia scores 96.3 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,203 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Georgia's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 39.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of Dexter's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to comparison shortlist to schools and households to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Dexter, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history, matched public-school count. No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

Question 1

Is Dexter growing, shrinking, or holding steady?

Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +39 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +6.0% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.

Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.

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2. Comparison shortlist

Which cities make useful reference points for Dexter?

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

Within Georgia, the closest population matches are Woodbine (1,006 residents, $43,750 income); Flovilla (1,013 residents, $46,058 income); Nelson (1,015 residents, $78,500 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Wenona, IL (1,006 residents); Waverly, IN (1,006 residents); Luttrell, TN (1,006 residents). These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

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3. Schools and households

What does the education layer cover for Dexter?

The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.

The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 15.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.

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Question 4

What does the journey to work look like in Dexter?

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 94.4%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.

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Population

1,006 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

N/A /yr

Poverty 18.0%

Cost of Living Index (state)

96.3 (US=100)

Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average

City profile score · Dexter, GA

32/100

3 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Cost of living C
96.3 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Bachelor's+ share F
15.0%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Poverty rate F
18.0%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Household income N/A
N/A

No ACS median household income on file for this place.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Dexter profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Cost of living, Bachelor's+ share, Poverty rate. Cost of livingBachelor's+ sharePoverty rate 32 F
Dexter profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.3 index
  • Bachelor's+ share: 20/100 (F) · 15.0%
  • Poverty rate: 17/100 (F) · 18.0%

How does Dexter compare to other US cities?

Where Dexter sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Median rent 51% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Dexter against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Georgia only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Georgia-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Dexter near the bottom of Georgia's cities

Among the 638 Georgia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Dexter ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Dexter only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Gross Rent
#1 of 638
0th percentile in Georgia
Poverty Rate
#213 of 637
67th percentile in Georgia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#376 of 638
41st percentile in Georgia
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Georgia only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

Income distribution context

Median household income is not available for Dexter in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 15.0%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 18.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 56.0%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,006
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
30.7
Poverty Rate
18.0%
Labor force participation
56.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
15.0%

Schools

Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city

Population Change

PEP vintage

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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640 residents660 residents680 residents700 residents 202020212022202320242025 655 residents 694 residents ▲ +6.0%
Dexter's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.
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Period Population
2020 655 residents
2021 660 residents
2022 666 residents
2023 674 residents
2024 681 residents
2025 694 residents

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
94.4%
Carpool
3.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Other
1.7%

Based on 409 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

Georgia statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Georgia at $225 (electricity about $125 , water and sewer about $45 ).

These are Georgia statewide averages, not a meter reading for Dexter. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Georgia's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Dexter is $1,203/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Georgia statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 / 100 (Very Low).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a Georgia statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Dexter sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Dexter compares to similar-size Georgia cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Dexter (this city) 1,006 N/A
Woodbine 1,006 $43,750
Flovilla 1,013 $46,058
Nelson 1,015 $78,500
NCES CCD
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Citation & verification links Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCities

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES. Joins use OMB Bulletin 23-01 / FIPS keys.

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Estimate caveats

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