Dexter vs Milan

A side-by-side comparison of Dexter and Milan: population, income, housing, and more.

Dexter and Milan are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Milan has the higher population (6,070 vs 4,495 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median household income ($103,182 vs $93,016 in Milan). Dexter has the higher median home value ($401,800 vs $233,700 in Milan).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Milan
Population	4,495	6,070
Median age	42.3 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$103,182	$93,016
Median home value	$401,800	$233,700
Median gross rent	$1,603	$1,083
Housing units	1,801	2,707
Homeownership rate	75.5%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.3%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Milan
Population	4,644 → 4,495 (-3.2%)	6,107 → 6,070 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$85,469 → $103,182 (+20.7%)	$71,402 → $93,016 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$300,900 → $401,800 (+33.5%)	$170,200 → $233,700 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,603 (+32.2%)	$921 → $1,083 (+17.6%)

Dexter

Population

4,6444,495

Median household income

$85,469$103,182

Median home value

$300,900$401,800

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,603

Milan

Population

6,1076,070

Median household income

$71,402$93,016

Median home value

$170,200$233,700

Median gross rent

$921$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Milan
Under 5	5.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	23.3%	16.7%
18 to 24	9.2%	9.6%
25 to 34	4.8%	16.3%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	19.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	8.2%	9.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.2%
75 and over	8.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Milan
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Milan
No high school diploma	2.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	3.0%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	31.4%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Milan
Drove alone	68.6%	73.9%
Carpooled	2.4%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	4.0%	5.9%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Milan
1-unit, detached	57.0%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	20.7%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	14.7%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Milan
Poverty rate	2.1%	9.4%
Average household size	2.53	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1999	1969