Dresden

Population: 2,974
Median household income: $50,998
Median home value: $104,200

Dresden is a community in Weakley County, Tennessee, home to 2,974 residents. The median household income of $50,998 is in line with the Weakley County median ($49,502).

From 2019 to 2023, Dresden's population grew 1.2% from 2,940 to 2,974, while its median home value rose 26.2% from $82,600 to $104,200.

80.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,974
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,998
Median home value: $104,200
Median gross rent: $731
Housing units: 1,537
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9402,974

Median household income

$43,125$50,998

Median home value

$82,600$104,200

Median gross rent

$612$731

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,940	$43,125	$82,600	$612
2020	2,924	$43,873	$76,300	$628
2021	3,006	$45,304	$77,100	$632
2022	2,983	$50,595	$103,900	$735
2023	2,974	$50,998	$104,200	$731

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	187	6.3%
5 to 17	301	10.1%
18 to 24	333	11.2%
25 to 34	366	12.3%
35 to 44	404	13.6%
45 to 54	380	12.8%
55 to 64	243	8.2%
65 to 74	447	15.0%
75 and over	313	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,882	96.9%
Black or African American	36	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate58.2%

Some college or associate's14.2%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	259	12.0%
High school graduate	1,254	58.2%
Some college or associate's	305	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	217	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	118	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone91.3%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,353	91.3%
Carpooled	24	1.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	85	5.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	416	29.8%
15 to 29 min	542	38.8%
30 to 44 min	330	23.6%
45 to 59 min	10	0.7%
60+ min	99	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 9.7% (277 of 2,856)

	Count	Share
Family households	686	47.1%
Nonfamily households	771	52.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,457	94.8%
Vacant	80	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	946	64.9%
Renter-occupied	511	35.1%

1-unit, detached80.9%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,244	80.9%
1-unit, attached	46	3.0%
2 to 4 units	138	9.0%
5 to 19 units	34	2.2%
20 or more units	12	0.8%
Mobile home & other	63	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4721540
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.2799, -88.6991