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Dexter, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dexter, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,179. 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-NM · Dexter, NM 1 ZIPs · 5,179 pop · #23397/25278 · Chaves County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $43,469
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23397/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Roswell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,179
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $104,800

Nearest income peer: Roswell, NM (+ $8,525 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, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,179
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$43,469
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($43,469 average) · poverty 32.1%. The primary code (88230) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dexter as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Mexican Springs is the closest lower-income city and Cliff 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, 88230

5,179 ACS residents, one ZIP: 88230 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Dexter

Citywide ZBP: 72 establishments, 460 employees , annual payroll $23,450k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88230 (72 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (10) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Dexter, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Chaves County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dexter. See the Chaves County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Chaves County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dexter, Roswell, Hagerman and Lake Arthur among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Lake Arthur marks the far end of that range at $85,813, 97% above Dexter.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
88230 5,179 $43,469 72 8
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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, .