Dryden

Population: 1,783
Median household income: $51,920
Median home value: $211,700

Dryden is a community in Tompkins County, New York, home to 1,783 residents. At $51,920, its median household income sits below Tompkins County's $73,012.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dryden's population declined 16.8% from 2,144 to 1,783, while its median home value rose 20.1% from $176,300 to $211,700.

Households average 1.90 people. The median gross rent is $936.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,783
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $51,920
Median home value: $211,700
Median gross rent: $936
Housing units: 991
Homeownership rate: 54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1441,783

Median household income

$58,833$51,920

Median home value

$176,300$211,700

Median gross rent

$759$936

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,144	$58,833	$176,300	$759
2020	2,127	$61,319	$183,700	$916
2021	2,004	$62,336	$192,500	$981
2022	1,838	$59,420	$212,700	$942
2023	1,783	$51,920	$211,700	$936

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	6.9%
5 to 17	188	10.5%
18 to 24	162	9.1%
25 to 34	235	13.2%
35 to 44	161	9.0%
45 to 54	272	15.3%
55 to 64	264	14.8%
65 to 74	283	15.9%
75 and over	95	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,550	86.9%
Black or African American	13	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	1.3%
Two or more races	58	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	133	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate16.4%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree20.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	4.4%
High school graduate	215	16.4%
Some college or associate's	452	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	315	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	271	20.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	606	68.9%
Carpooled	94	10.7%
Public transit	7	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	152	17.3%
Other means	21	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	176	24.2%
15 to 29 min	415	57.0%
30 to 44 min	83	11.4%
45 to 59 min	29	4.0%
60+ min	25	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 20.2% (360 of 1,780)

	Count	Share
Family households	522	56.2%
Nonfamily households	407	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	929	93.7%
Vacant	62	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	505	54.4%
Renter-occupied	424	45.6%

1-unit, detached53.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units26.4%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	526	53.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	262	26.4%
5 to 19 units	111	11.2%
20 or more units	81	8.2%
Mobile home & other	11	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3620951
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.4908, -76.3014