Dresden, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dresden, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,283. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DRESDEN-TN · Dresden, TN 1 ZIPs · 6,283 pop · #21600/25278 · Weakley County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,545
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21600/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Martin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,283
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $134,900

Nearest income peer: Martin, TN (+ $1,125 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Dresden

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dresden on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dresden, TN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,283
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,545
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($50,545 average) · poverty 21.2%. The primary code (38225) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dresden as a pure owner town.

Within Tennessee, Rutherford is the closest lower-income city and Middleton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dresden.

Population concentration

Dresden's single ZIP 38225 carries the town

Dresden is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 38225 is the entire residential footprint (6,283 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Dresden's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 134 establishments, 1,134 employees , annual payroll $58,832k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38225 (134 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (27) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Dresden, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Weakley County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dresden. See the Weakley County roll-up →

Dresden sits in the lower half of Weakley County on income: Greenfield, Gleason and Palmersville report more, and only Sharon reports less. Palmersville marks the far end of that range at $64,125, 27% above Dresden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38225 6,283 $50,545 134 22

Dresden roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dresden, .