Housing data for Dexter Township, KS

Dexter Township, KS has an estimated 646 residents and 265 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Cowley County.

3.2% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $433 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
646 (±309)
Housing units
265 (±85)
Households that rent
3.2%
Median gross rent
$433
Residents since 2015–2019
+27.2%

What stands out in Dexter Township

Households that rent: 3.2% (±2.7 points) in Dexter Township, lower than in Cowley County (31.9%).

Median gross rent: $433 (±$102) in Dexter Township, lower than in Cowley County ($809).

Households that moved in since 2020: 7.3% (±13.7 points) in Dexter Township, lower than in Cowley County (25.2%).

Households without a vehicle: 0.5% (±1.0 points) in Dexter Township, lower than in Cowley County (7.0%).

Housing in Dexter Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $433 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 50.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 3.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $53,125 median household income
  • Home values: $87,500 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,134 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,286 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 2.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 80.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 49.5% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 52.1% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 24.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +27.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 7.3% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 14.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Dexter Township against Cowley County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Dexter TownshipCowley CountyKansasUnited States
Residents646 (±309)34,411 (exact)2,947,197 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units265 (±85)15,682 (±42)1,293,635 (±880)143,775,355
Households that rent3.2% (±2.7 points)31.9% (±2.9 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$433 (±$102)$809 (±$47)$1,060 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$53,125 (±$6,409)$57,878 (±$3,114)$74,275 (±$475)$80,734
Median home value$87,500 (±$38,045)$120,900 (±$7,871)$217,200 (±$1,343)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,286 (±$119)$1,999 (±$143)$2,798 (±$18)$3,119
Built before 198049.5% (±18.6 points)69.9% (±4.4 points)55.9% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute24.9 minutes (±4.8)21.1 minutes (±1.5)19.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband90.4% (±8.7 points)84.3% (±2.3 points)90.7% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents35.0 years (±22.6)39.2 years (±0.7)37.4 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Dexter Township covers 71.3 square miles of land, about 9 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Dexter Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents508 (±105)646 (±309)+27.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units229 (±33)265 (±85)+15.7%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$812 (±$261)$433 (±$102)−46.7%Down after inflation
Median home value$70,600 (±$28,410)$87,500 (±$38,045)+23.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$69,375 (±$12,498)$53,125 (±$6,409)−23.4%Down after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,047 (±$192)$1,134 (±$22)+8.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,177 (±$251)$1,286 (±$119)+9.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent30.1% (±10.3 points)3.2% (±2.7 points)−26.9 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±35.8 points)0.0% (±100.0 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Cowley County

Dexter Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Cowley County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Cowley County recorded 343 violent and 2,146 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Dexter Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6703832%692$513$88,500$55,699

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Dexter Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Dexter1.3 mi$433$81,8004.1%
Sheridan Township (Cowley County)5.7 mi—$161,6008.5%
Liberty Township (Cowley County)7.8 mi—$170,3000.0%
Otter Township8.4 mi——0.0%
Grant Township (Cowley County)8.6 mi—$153,1000.0%
Cambridge9.1 mi—$47,50015.4%
Burden9.4 mi$604$58,60022.1%
Spring Creek Township (Cowley County)9.8 mi——26.7%

Places in Kansas most like Dexter Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Dexter$433$81,800$52,3574.1%
Salt Springs Township$521$104,200$60,43512.8%
Walnut Township (Crawford County)$438$85,000$57,7507.0%
Marion Township (Bourbon County)$521$88,800$70,71410.9%
Scammon$581$69,500$55,83316.5%
Grasshopper Township$536$133,300$69,37514.9%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Kansas.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Dexter Township, fiscal year 2027

Cowley County, KS, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$707$735$961$1,269$1,437

HUD income limits for Dexter Township, fiscal year 2026

Cowley County, KS, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,000$30,000$48,000
2 people$21,640$34,300$54,850
3 people$27,320$38,600$61,700
4 people$33,000$42,850$68,550
5 people$38,680$46,300$74,050
6 people$44,360$49,750$79,550
7 people$50,040$53,150$85,050
8 people$55,720$56,600$90,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Cowley County, KS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $79,800.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dexter Township

What is the median household income in Dexter Township?

The median household income in Dexter Township is $53,125 (±$6,409) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Dexter Township, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $87,500 (±$38,045) for owner-occupied homes in Dexter Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Dexter Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Dexter Township, KS is $1,134 (±$22) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Dexter Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Dexter Township, KS is $1,286 (±$119) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Dexter Township?

Dexter Township, KS has an estimated 265 (±85) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Dexter Township?

49.5% of homes in Dexter Township, KS were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Dexter Township growing?

In Dexter Township, the number of residents went from 508 in 2015–2019 to 646 in 2020–2024 (+27.2%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Dexter Township?

The ZIP code that covers Dexter Township is 67038.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 67038?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 67038 is $513 (±$95) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Dexter township, Cowley County, Kansas (county subdivision:17950, in state:20 county:035).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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