Dexter Town, New Mexico

Dexter Town is a United States town located in the Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. Dexter Town had an official population of 1235 in 2000. The town's estimated population as of July 2008 was 1231, It is the 107th most populous in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its area is just over 0.79 square miles (2.05 square kilometre), of which, 0.73 square miles (1.89 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 21st smallest by area in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1235 people in the town, organized into 457 households, and 284 families residing in the town. The population density was 1681.2 people per square mile (649.11/kmē), it is the 11th most populated town in terms of population density. There were 434 housing units at an average density of 594.5 per square mile (229.54/kmē). The average household size was 3.17 persons, and the average family size was 3.39 persons. In the town Population was distributed with 35.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males. The median age was 30 years, The median age of males was 27.7 years, for females the median age was 31.7 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 60% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.73% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 3.56% from two or more races and 35.47% Other races.

Dexter town New Mexico Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Dexter town New Mexico School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Dexter Town New Mexico GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $30707, making it the 89th wealthiest town by median household income among the New Mexico. The median income for a family in the town was $31316, it is 125th wealthiest town by median family income in New Mexico. The per capita income for the town was $10239, it is New Mexico's 66th poorest town by per capita income. The median income was $15685, Median income for males is $21856, compared with $10536 for females.

In 2000, 408 pupils and students, of which 53.92% are male and 46.08% are female, 33.04% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.13% nursery or pri school, 3.68% kindergarten, 51.96% elementary school, 25.25% high school and 12.99% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1235
April 2000 Estimate1245
July 2000 Estimate1244
July 2001 Estimate1220
July 2002 Estimate1210
July 2003 Estimate1208
July 2004 Estimate1204
July 2005 Estimate1211
July 2006 Estimate1211
July 2007 Estimate1223
July 2008 Estimate1231
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school91625
Kindergarten13215
Elementary school12191212
High school5449103
College or graduate school233053
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Dexter town, New Mexico$30707$31316$10239
Chaves County, New Mexico$28513$32532$14990
New Mexico, United States$34133$39425$17261
United States$41994$50046$21587