Dresden vs Martin

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

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

Martin has the higher population (10,864 vs 2,974 in Dresden). Dresden has the higher median household income ($50,998 vs $41,510 in Martin). Martin has the higher median home value ($177,700 vs $104,200 in Dresden).

Population, income & housing

	Dresden	Martin
Population	2,974	10,864
Median age	42.3 yrs	25.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,998	$41,510
Median home value	$104,200	$177,700
Median gross rent	$731	$808
Housing units	1,537	4,667
Homeownership rate	64.9%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dresden	Martin
Population	2,940 → 2,974 (+1.2%)	10,635 → 10,864 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $50,998 (+18.3%)	$32,364 → $41,510 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$82,600 → $104,200 (+26.2%)	$128,600 → $177,700 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $731 (+19.4%)	$665 → $808 (+21.5%)

Dresden

Population

2,9402,974

Median household income

$43,125$50,998

Median home value

$82,600$104,200

Median gross rent

$612$731

Martin

Population

10,63510,864

Median household income

$32,364$41,510

Median home value

$128,600$177,700

Median gross rent

$665$808

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dresden	Martin
Under 5	6.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	10.1%	11.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	33.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	7.9%
55 to 64	8.2%	9.0%
65 to 74	15.0%	6.4%
75 and over	10.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dresden	Martin
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	73.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dresden	Martin
No high school diploma	12.0%	7.8%
High school graduate	58.2%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dresden	Martin
Drove alone	91.3%	74.8%
Carpooled	1.6%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.3%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.7%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dresden	Martin
1-unit, detached	80.9%	53.9%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	27.9%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	10.2%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Dresden	Martin
Poverty rate	9.7%	27.9%
Average household size	1.96	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	23	14
Median year structure built	1967	1980