As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,019 people, 1,170 households, and 800 families residing in the town.

31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The high school was consolidated in 1998 to include students from the neighboring town of Palmersville.

Additionally, a number of summer festivals in neighboring towns are popular with the residents of Dresden (just as the Iris Festival in Dresden is popular with the residents of those towns).

The Dresden Post Office contains a mural, Retrospection, painted in 1938 by Minetta Good.

[10] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.