Dresden, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,631 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,631 (13 farm, 2,618 nonfarm))

Dresden, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,302 (1,199 occupied: 734 owner occupied, 465 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	30%

Housing density: 245 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $157,129.

Median contract rent in 2007: $337 (lower quartile is $262, upper quartile is $403)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $284

Median gross rent in Dresden, TN in 2007: $465

Housing units in Dresden with a mortgage: 341 (50 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 307

Dresden,TN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,043 (it was $61,700 in 2000)

Dresden:	$93,043
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,730 - $130,750

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $119,993
Here: $119,993
State: $188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $74,842
Here: $74,842
State: $161,999

In 2-unit structures: $80,647
Here: $80,647
State: $142,458

Mobile homes: $39,695
Here: $39,695
State: $44,109

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,647

In family households: 2,157 (589 male householders, 189 female householders)
590 spouses, 661 children (579 natural, 28 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 33 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 490 (145 male householders (127 living alone)), 292 female householders (279 living alone)), 53 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 127 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 404 2-persons, 222 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 406 1-person, 24 2-persons, 7 4-persons.

382 married couples with children.
131 single-parent households (23 men, 108 women).

98.2% of residents of Dresden speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 25 (0.9%)
(84.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dresden, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 50 5 rooms: 206 6 rooms: 231 7 rooms: 160 8 rooms: 36 9 or more rooms: 43

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dresden, Tennessee:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 34 3 rooms: 60 4 rooms: 117 5 rooms: 158 6 rooms: 75 7 rooms: 7 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 54
1990 to 1994: 91
1980 to 1989: 154
1970 to 1979: 230
1960 to 1969: 230
1950 to 1959: 235
1940 to 1949: 107
1939 or earlier: 189

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dresden:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 212 3 bedrooms: 428 4 bedrooms: 84 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dresden:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 88 2 bedrooms: 239 3 bedrooms: 101 4 bedrooms: 27 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Dresden in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 25 1 vehicle: 244 2 vehicles: 332 3 vehicles: 107 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Dresden in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 60 1 vehicle: 261 2 vehicles: 127 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Dresden, TN:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 38
$20,000 to $24,999: 15
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 25
$40,000 to $49,999: 79
$50,000 to $59,999: 108
$60,000 to $69,999: 115
$70,000 to $79,999: 36
$80,000 to $89,999: 41
$90,000 to $99,999: 50
$100,000 to $124,999: 54
$125,000 to $149,999: 24
$150,000 to $174,999: 18
$175,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Dresden rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Dresden:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 16
$150 to $199: 35
$200 to $249: 48
$250 to $299: 45
$300 to $349: 72
$350 to $399: 63
$400 to $449: 52
$450 to $499: 44
$500 to $549: 17
$550 to $599: 2
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 29

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 9 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 9

Dresden, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.9%
Number of people working at home: 45 (3.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 103
5 to 9 minutes: 328
10 to 14 minutes: 238
15 to 19 minutes: 154
20 to 24 minutes: 124
25 to 29 minutes: 53
30 to 34 minutes: 92
35 to 39 minutes: 28
40 to 44 minutes: 11
45 to 59 minutes: 27
60 to 89 minutes: 30
90 or more minutes: 9

Dresden mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,005 (81%)
Carpooled: 147 (12%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 22 (2%)
Other means: 19 (2%)
Worked at home: 45 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 189
$10,000 to $14,999: 133
$15,000 to $19,999: 126
$20,000 to $24,999: 118
$25,000 to $29,999: 106
$30,000 to $34,999: 52
$35,000 to $39,999: 67
$40,000 to $44,999: 71
$45,000 to $49,999: 58
$50,000 to $59,999: 102
$60,000 to $74,999: 108
$75,000 to $99,999: 42
$100,000 to $124,999: 25
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 10

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 485

Other groups: 368

English: 210

Irish: 204

German: 131

Italian: 37

European: 35

Polish: 34

French (except Basque): 32

Dutch: 24

Scotch-Irish: 20

Scottish: 13

French Canadian: 7

Danish: 5

Canadian: 4

Finnish: 4

Norwegian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Philippines (28%)
Austria (20%)
Other Eastern Africa (20%)
Venezuela (16%)
Canada (16%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1967
Northeast: 20
Midwest: 407
South: 315
West: 38

58% of Dresden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 73
9th grade: 49
10th grade: 41
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 353
Less than 1 year of college: 71
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 85
Associate degree: 18
Bachelor's degree: 47
Master's degree: 18
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 117
9th grade: 69
10th grade: 54
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 374
Less than 1 year of college: 78
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 122
Associate degree: 31
Bachelor's degree: 89
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,894
Black householders: $14,704

Dresden household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dresden household income for Black householders

Dresden marital status for males

Dresden marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,137
Black or African American householders: $40,736

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 953
One, attached: 3
Two: 112
3 or 4: 121
5 to 9: 35
10 to 19: 10
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 64

Median worth of mobile homes: $69,650

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dresden:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (42%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	3.3%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	6.5%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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