Attica vs Dryden

A side-by-side comparison of Attica and Dryden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dryden has the higher population (1,125 vs 863 in Attica). Dryden has the higher median household income ($68,199 vs $41,981 in Attica). Dryden has the higher median home value ($202,100 vs $184,900 in Attica).

Population, income & housing

	Attica	Dryden
Population	863	1,125
Median age	61.7 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,981	$68,199
Median home value	$184,900	$202,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,093
Housing units	410	411
Homeownership rate	97.8%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Attica	Dryden
Population	828 → 863 (+4.2%)	1,212 → 1,125 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$73,182 → $41,981 (-42.6%)	$66,141 → $68,199 (+3.1%)
Median home value	$156,400 → $184,900 (+18.2%)	$140,500 → $202,100 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$960 → $1,093 (+13.9%)

Attica

Population

828863

Median household income

$73,182$41,981

Median home value

$156,400$184,900

Dryden

Population

1,2121,125

Median household income

$66,141$68,199

Median home value

$140,500$202,100

Median gross rent

$960$1,093

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Attica	Dryden
Under 5	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	7.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	10.8%
25 to 34	7.5%	9.5%
35 to 44	7.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	15.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	40.6%	16.9%
75 and over	6.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Attica	Dryden
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Attica	Dryden
No high school diploma	22.3%	8.3%
High school graduate	30.7%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Attica	Dryden
Drove alone	41.5%	86.2%
Carpooled	43.9%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	4.1%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	2.6%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Attica	Dryden
1-unit, detached	84.6%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Attica	Dryden
Poverty rate	9.7%	4.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1938	1990