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Dresden, OH

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Overview


Dresden is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 1,644 people and just one neighborhood, Dresden is the 495th largest community in Ohio.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages, Dresden isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dresden are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dresden is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Dresden who work in office and administrative support (13.67%), healthcare (8.70%), and management occupations (8.56%).

Also of interest is that Dresden has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Dresden is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Dresden is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.11% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dresden in 2018 was $24,418, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,672 for a family of four. However, Dresden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Dresden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dresden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dresden include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Dresden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Dresden, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 94.6% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 99.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more English and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 24.1% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 2.4% have Welsh ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Dresden are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 20.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 69.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 42.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 21.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.4%), and 17.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Dresden, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (29.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (24.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (16.1%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (4.3%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (94.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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