Dresden vs South Zanesville

A side-by-side comparison of Dresden and South Zanesville: population, income, housing, and more.

Dresden and South Zanesville are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Zanesville has the higher population (2,137 vs 1,805 in Dresden). Dresden has the higher median household income ($62,546 vs $38,382 in South Zanesville). Dresden has the higher median home value ($135,400 vs $80,000 in South Zanesville).

Population, income & housing

	Dresden	South Zanesville
Population	1,805	2,137
Median age	38.9 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,546	$38,382
Median home value	$135,400	$80,000
Median gross rent	$886	$896
Housing units	728	1,104
Homeownership rate	66.1%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dresden	South Zanesville
Population	1,810 → 1,805 (-0.3%)	2,194 → 2,137 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$40,057 → $62,546 (+56.1%)	$35,260 → $38,382 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$94,000 → $135,400 (+44.0%)	$55,900 → $80,000 (+43.1%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $886 (+43.6%)	$677 → $896 (+32.3%)

Dresden

Population

1,8101,805

Median household income

$40,057$62,546

Median home value

$94,000$135,400

Median gross rent

$617$886

South Zanesville

Population

2,1942,137

Median household income

$35,260$38,382

Median home value

$55,900$80,000

Median gross rent

$677$896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dresden	South Zanesville
Under 5	4.4%	8.0%
5 to 17	18.9%	16.9%
18 to 24	10.1%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	18.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.6%
75 and over	6.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dresden	South Zanesville
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dresden	South Zanesville
No high school diploma	8.5%	13.1%
High school graduate	47.5%	53.9%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dresden	South Zanesville
Drove alone	82.9%	84.6%
Carpooled	9.1%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dresden	South Zanesville
1-unit, detached	70.2%	61.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	27.6%

Poverty & households

	Dresden	South Zanesville
Poverty rate	10.7%	16.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1973	1981