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:
- CORTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CORTLAND, NY)
- CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER AT ITHACA (about 14 miles; ITHACA, NY)
- UNITED HEALTH SERVICES (about 34 miles; JOHNSON CITY, NY)
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)