Dryden

Population: 1,125
Median household income: $68,199
Median home value: $202,100

Dryden, a community in Lapeer County, Michigan, has 1,125 residents. The median household income of $68,199 is below the Lapeer County median ($76,228).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dryden's population declined 7.2% from 1,212 to 1,125, while its median home value rose 43.8% from $140,500 to $202,100.

Owners occupy 73.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,125
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $68,199
Median home value: $202,100
Median gross rent: $1,093
Housing units: 411
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2121,125

Median household income

$66,141$68,199

Median home value

$140,500$202,100

Median gross rent

$960$1,093

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,212	$66,141	$140,500	$960
2020	1,331	$64,886	$168,000	$1,006
2021	1,236	$66,422	$169,400	$1,046
2022	1,218	$70,815	$186,700	$1,091
2023	1,125	$68,199	$202,100	$1,093

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7416.9%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	5.6%
5 to 17	204	18.1%
18 to 24	122	10.8%
25 to 34	107	9.5%
35 to 44	148	13.2%
45 to 54	111	9.9%
55 to 64	120	10.7%
65 to 74	190	16.9%
75 and over	60	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,072	95.3%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	47	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's46.7%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	8.3%
High school graduate	227	30.8%
Some college or associate's	344	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	83	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	369	86.2%
Carpooled	20	4.7%
Public transit	1	0.2%
Walked	27	6.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	19.7%
15 to 29 min	141	33.8%
30 to 44 min	69	16.5%
45 to 59 min	52	12.5%
60+ min	73	17.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 4.9% (55 of 1,125)

	Count	Share
Family households	312	77.0%
Nonfamily households	93	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	405	98.5%
Vacant	6	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	296	73.1%
Renter-occupied	109	26.9%

1-unit, detached68.4%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	281	68.4%
1-unit, attached	8	1.9%
2 to 4 units	43	10.5%
5 to 19 units	2	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	77	18.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2623140
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9456, -83.1240