Yates County > Dresden (village)
Population trend for Dresden
01,0001980: 37837819801990: 33933919902000: 30730720002010: 30830820102020: 29329320202023: 3183182023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Dresden is a village in the Finger Lakes region in the town of Torrey.

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

2023 Median income for Yates County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Yates County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 391%.

311 187 63 1986 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 Dresden
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Dresden
Married-couple families: 56 (78.9%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 1 (1.4%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 14 (19.7%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 21 (100.0%) Householder living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Dresden

Pct 5 and under 47% Pct 6 to 17 15% Pct 18 to 64 28% Pct 65 and over 2%

The overall poverty rate in Dresden is 21 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Dresden lived in the prior year

Same house: 307 (97.2%) Different NY county: 9 (2.8%) 316 current residents Same house: 307 (97.2%) Same house Different NY county: 9 (2.8%) Different NY county
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Dresden residents
35.9 35.6 33.5 37.4 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