Dryden, New York demographics

Dryden, NY demographics: median age 45.7; 47.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dryden village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3620951. The survey estimates a population of 1,671 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dryden is 45.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 10.2 years. There are 912 households (±144). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 45.7 ±10.2 39.8 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,671
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Under 18 265 ±78 15.9% ±4.0 pp 20.5% 22.0%
18–34 348 ±112 20.8% ±5.9 pp 23.1% 22.8%
35–64 709 ±137 42.4% ±5.2 pp 38.5% 38.0%
65 and older 349 ±88 20.9% ±4.3 pp 17.9% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,671
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Male 744 ±157 44.5% ±6.7 pp 48.8% 49.5%
Female 927 ±146 55.5% ±2.8 pp 51.2% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,671
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
White alone 1,534 ±227 91.8% ±19.3 pp 55.2% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 18 ±22 · low precision 1.1% ±1.3 pp · low precision 14.4% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 3 ±4 · low precision 0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.9%
Asian alone 6 ±9 · low precision 0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision 9.1% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 2 ±5 · low precision 0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision 10.4% 7.1%
Two or more races 108 ±66 · low precision 6.5% ±3.8 pp · low precision 10.3% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,671
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,569 ±247 93.9% ±4.8 pp 80.2% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 102 ±74 · low precision 6.1% ±4.3 pp · low precision 19.8% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 912
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Married-couple family 323 ±79 35.4% ±6.6 pp 42.5% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 40 ±43 · low precision 4.4% ±4.7 pp · low precision 5.2% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 106 ±51 11.6% ±5.3 pp 13.7% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 373 ±92 40.9% ±7.7 pp 31.1% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 70 ±50 · low precision 7.7% ±5.3 pp · low precision 7.6% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 912
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Households with people under 18 220 ±56 24.1% ±4.8 pp 27.3% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 692 ±136 75.9% ±8.9 pp 72.7% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 912
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 373 ±92 40.9% ±7.7 pp 31.1% 28.7%
Two-person households 344 ±102 37.7% ±9.5 pp 31.5% 33.8%
Three-person households 96 ±44 10.5% ±4.6 pp 15.5% 15.3%
Four-person households 78 ±43 · low precision 8.6% ±4.6 pp · low precision 12.4% 12.6%
Five-person households 21 ±23 · low precision 2.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision 5.6% 5.9%
Six-person households 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision 2.2% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision 1.7% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,671
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Native 1,622 ±237 97.1% ±20.3 pp 77.2% 85.9%
Foreign born 49 ±34 · low precision 2.9% ±2.0 pp · low precision 22.8% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,604
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
English only 1,560 ±239 97.3% ±3.7 pp 69.1% 77.7%
Spanish 24 ±22 · low precision 1.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision 14.8% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 1.5% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 1.5% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 14 ±20 · low precision 0.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision 2.0% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 6 ±10 · low precision 0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision 4.0% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 3.2% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 0.9% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 1.3% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,229
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Less than high school graduate 39 ±54 · low precision 3.2% ±4.3 pp · low precision 12.0% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 201 ±81 16.4% ±6.1 pp 24.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 217 ±62 17.7% ±4.1 pp 14.6% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 184 ±80 15.0% ±6.0 pp 8.8% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 309 ±114 25.1% ±8.3 pp 22.4% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 279 ±87 22.7% ±6.0 pp 17.9% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 1,664
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New York U.S.
Same house 1,474 ±218 88.6% ±0.4 pp 90.1% 87.7%
Moved within same county 164 ±107 · low precision 9.9% ±6.3 pp · low precision 5.1% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 15 ±16 · low precision 0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision 2.6% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 11 ±17 · low precision 0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision 1.5% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.1% of Dryden residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 85.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Dryden New York U.S. Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 3.1% ±2.7 pp · low precision 5.1% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 85.9% ±3.2 pp 90.8% 91.0% Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 3.3% ±2.9 pp · low precision 3.7% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Dryden . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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