Dexter (New Mexico)

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Dexter
Chaves County New Mexico Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Dexter Highlighted.svg
Location in New Mexico
Basic data
State : United States
State : New Mexico
County : Chaves County
Coordinates : 33 ° 12 ′  N , 104 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 12 ′  N , 104 ° 22 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 1,235 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 650 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.0 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 1.9 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 1056 m
Postal code : 88230
Area code : +1 505
FIPS : 35-20620
GNIS ID : 0888359

Dexter is a city in Chaves County in the US state of New Mexico in the United States with 1235 inhabitants ( 2000) .

geography

The city is located about 20 km southeast of Roswell in the south of the county, in the middle southeast of New Mexico and has a total area of ​​2.1 km², of which 0.2 km² is water.

Demographic data

After the census of 2000, there 1,235 people in 390 households and 333 families lived. The population density was 588 inhabitants per km². The racial the population was composed of 60.00% White, 0.24% African American, 0.73% Native American, and 35.47% from other races.

Of the 390 households, 47.90% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 62.30% were married couples living together, 17.70% were single mothers and 14.60% were non-families, 11.50% consisted of single households and 4.90% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.39 people.

In relation to the entire town, the population was composed of 35.30% residents under 18 years of age, 9.90% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.40% between 25 and 44 years of age, 17.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 10.30% were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 86.7 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,707 , and the median income for a family is $ 31,316. Males had a median income of $ 23,950 versus $ 16,591 for females. The per capita income was $ 10,239. 14.80% of families and 14.90% of the population are below the poverty line.

See also