Tennessee · Census place 21540
Dresden town, TN
Quick answer
Dresden town has 2,974 residents, ranking #159 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $50,998, the median home is worth $104,200 and median gross rent runs $731 a month.
- Population
- 2,974Dresden town residents
- Median household income
- $50,998Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $104,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $731Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dresden town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dresden town median would spend about 17.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 64.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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