Tompkins County > Dryden (town)
Population trend for Dryden
016,0001990: 13,25113,25119902000: 13,53213,53220002010: 14,43514,43520102020: 13,90513,90520202023: 13,68913,6892023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Dryden is a town in Tompkins County, in the Southern Tier region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Dryden: Dryden (Town, Tompkins County); Dryden (Village, Tompkins County).

2023 Median income for Tompkins County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Tompkins County home price index (FHFA)
1976–2024: Home prices rose about 774%.

299 167 34 1976 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Dryden
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Dryden
Married-couple families: 2,928 (79.7%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 288 (7.8%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 458 (12.5%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 1,573 (66.0%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 809 (34.0%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Dryden

Pct 5 and under 34% Pct 6 to 17 11% Pct 18 to 64 14% Pct 65 and over 12%

The overall poverty rate in Dryden is 14 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Dryden lived in the prior year

Same house: 11,613 (85.4%) Same county (different house): 935 (6.9%) Different NY county: 639 (4.7%) Different state: 360 (2.6%) 13,594 current residents Same house: 11,613 (85.4%) Same house Same county (different house): 935 (6.9%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 639 (4.7%) Different NY county Different state: 360 (2.6%) Different state Abroad: 47 (0.3%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Dryden residents
40.3 41.4 39.7 42.4 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau