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Population (year 2000): 732. Estimated
population in July 2005: 844 (+15.3% change)
Males: 360 (49.2%), Females: 372 (50.8%)
Polk County
Zip code:
54009
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $37,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,400 (year 2000)
Races in Dresser:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (35.9%), Norwegian (21.9%),
Swedish (20.1%), English (8.2%), United States (8.1%), Irish
(7.9%).
Elevation: 973 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dresser
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dresser village
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +103 (+16.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dresser:
- OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; OSCEOLA, WI)
- ST CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR INC (about 8 miles; ST
CROIX FALLS, WI)
- HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; NEW RICHMOND,
WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dresser:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 53
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 87 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 99 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dresser:
- L O SIMENSTAD MUNI (about 6 miles; OSCEOLA, WI; ID:
OEO)
- NEW RICHMOND MUNI (about 17 miles; NEW RICHMOND, WI;
ID: RNH)
- AMERY MUNI (about 20 miles; AMERY, WI; ID: AHH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dresser:
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33
miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 35 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ST
PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,787)
- ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ST PAUL,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; INVER
GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
- HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,847)
Public primary/middle school in Dresser:
- DRESSER EL (Students: 85; Location: 131 2ND
AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Dresser:
- DRESSER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$37,424; Location: 117 S. CENTRAL AVE.; 8,568 books; 193
audio materials; 173 video materials; 17 serial
subscriptions)
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