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Dexter, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dexter, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,489. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DEXTER-IA · Dexter, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,489 pop · #5891/25278 · Adair County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $92,083
  • RANK-UPPER #5891/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Adair
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,489
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $213,300

Nearest income peer: Adair, IA ( $13,012 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Dexter

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dexter on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dexter, IA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,489
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,083
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $92,083 and home value $213,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 26.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dexter as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, West Bend is the closest lower-income city and Walker the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dexter.

Population concentration

Dexter reads through its lone ZIP, 50070

1,489 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50070 is not the leading code inside Dexter, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Dexter's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 31 establishments, 172 employees , annual payroll $9,588k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50070 (31 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Dexter, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Adair County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dexter. See the Adair County roll-up →

No other city sharing Adair County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dexter. Greenfield, Adair and Fontanelle sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Bridgewater marks the far end of that range at $63,000, 32% below Dexter.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50070 1,489 $92,083 31 9
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Dexter roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dexter, .