| | At the 2010 census, Dexter had a total population of 7,864. There were 3,359 households, with an average household size of 2.28. 97.1% of the inhabitants were White, 0.5% were African-American, 0.5% were Native American, 0.2% were Asian, 0.2% were of some other race, and 1.4% were of two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 1.9% of the population.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref> | | At the 2010 census, Dexter had a total population of 7,864. There were 3,359 households, with an average household size of 2.28. 97.1% of the inhabitants were White, 0.5% were African-American, 0.5% were Native American, 0.2% were Asian, 0.2% were of some other race, and 1.4% were of two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 1.9% of the population.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref> |
| | + | The median age of the population was 40.5 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18, 8.3% were between 18 and 24 years old, 24.4% between 25 and 44 years old, 24.8% between 45 and 64 years old, and 19.8% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 45.6% male, 54.4% female. |
| | + | According to the 2017 American Community Survey, the median household income was $33,813, and the median family income was $44,539. The median income for men was $38,717 and $25,636 for women. The city's per capita income was $19,164. About 18.4% of families and 22.2% of the population was below the poverty line, including 29.9% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref> |