Dryden, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 13,532. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,924 (+2.9% change)
Males: 6,720 (49.7%), Females: 6,812 (50.3%)

Tompkins County

Zip code: 13053

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $42,559
Median house value: $102,400

Population by Race

Races in Dryden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (20.3%), German (18.6%), Irish (16.3%), Italian (9.1%), United States (6.6%), Dutch (4.9%).

Elevation: 1090 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dryden

  • High school or higher: 90.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 40.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dryden town

  • Never married: 30.4%
  • Now married: 53.2%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

5.2% Foreign born (2.2% Europe, 2.0% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dryden:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dryden:

  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 11 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 31 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
  • SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 45 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dryden:

  • CORTLAND COUNTY-CHASE FIELD (about 10 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Abbreviation: N03)
  • GRUND FIELD (about 20 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: 5N3)
  • MAUS MARINELAND (about 22 miles; NEW HOPE, NY; Abbreviation: NK0)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Dryden:

  • TOMPKINS-CORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,928; Location: 170 NORTH ST; Public; Website: www.sunytccc.edu)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dryden:

  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 11 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 14 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 14 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,413)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 14 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 39 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,081)

Schools

Public high school in Dryden:

  • DRYDEN HS (Students: 570; Location: 118 FREEVILLE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Dryden:

  • DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 650; Location: 16 UNION ST – PO BOX; Grades: KG – 05)
  • DRYDEN MS (Students: 478; Location: 118 FREEVILLE RD; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Dryden:

  • THE SOUTHWORTH LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (Operating income: $133,839; Location: 24 WEST MAIN STREET; 21,790 books; 474 audio materials; 421 video materials; 68 serial subscriptions)