U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Dresser, Wisconsin



Back to Dresser, WI housing info, Polk County, Wisconsin, WI smaller cities, WI small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Dresser, WI map Population (year 2000): 732. Estimated population in July 2006: 838 (+14.5% change)
 

Males: 360  (49.2%)
Females: 372  (50.8%)

Polk County

Median resident age:  35.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54009.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,100 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
Dresser  $38,100
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $116,600 (it was $89,400 in 2000)
Dresser  $116,600
Wisconsin:  $152,600

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 54009

Dresser, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Dresser:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Dresser, WI forum
Discuss Dresser, Wisconsin on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users

Latest news from Dresser, WI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (35.9%), Norwegian (21.9%), Swedish (20.1%), English (8.2%), United States (8.1%), Irish (7.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1919

Elevation: 973 feet

Land area: 1.90 square miles.

Population density: 431 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Dresser,WI real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Dresser, Wisconsin map

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%

4 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.5%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Dresser, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dresser to the number of sex offenders is 274 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dresser:  1.7% ($1,554)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
Dresser satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN (43.2 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (418.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Osceola, WI (1.4 miles ), St. Croix Falls, WI (3.8 miles ), Taylors Falls, MN (3.9 miles ), Osceola, WI (5.0 miles ), St. Croix Falls, WI (5.6 miles ), Farmington, WI (7.5 miles ), Shafer, MN (8.0 miles ), Centuria, WI (8.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $87,100
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $67,000
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $96,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $122,200
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $102,400
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $99,900
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $105,300
  • 2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $143,100
  • 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $108,600
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $118,300
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 45.36 N, Longitude: 92.63 W


Area code: 715

Dresser household income distribution Dresser home values distribution

This village's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: +103 (+16.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)


Dresser races chart

Average climate in Dresser, Wisconsin

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Dresser, Wisconsin average temperatures Dresser, Wisconsin average precipitation
 
Dresser, Wisconsin humidity
 
Dresser, Wisconsin wind speed
 
Dresser, Wisconsin snowfall
 
Dresser, Wisconsin sunshine
 
Dresser, Wisconsin clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Dresser-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.9 miles away from the Dresser village center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/21/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.3 miles away from the village center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Dresser topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Dresser:
  • ST CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR INC (about 8 miles; ST CROIX FALLS, WI)
  • OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; OSCEOLA, WI)
  • AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 17 miles; AMERY, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Dresser, 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 39 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • BETHEL COLLEGE (about 43 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 47 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 2,847)
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)

Dresser map

Click to draw/clear village borders

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dresser and their reported violations in the past:

DRESSER WATERWORKS (Population served: 755, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-1999), St Other (OCT-15-1999), St Boil Water Order (OCT-15-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-1999), St Public Notif issued (OCT-26-1999), St Public Notif received (NOV-01-1999), St Other (DEC-06-1999), St Compliance achieved (2 times from FEB-03-2000 to FEB-09-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Other (OCT-13-1997), St Tech Assistance Visit (OCT-14-1997), St Public Notif issued (OCT-15-1997), St Boil Water Order (OCT-15-1997), St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-1997), St Other (OCT-20-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-1997), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-1997)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-16-1996), St Other (DEC-16-1996), St Boil Water Order (DEC-16-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-16-1996), St Public Notif issued (DEC-18-1996), St Other (2 times from DEC-26-1996 to DEC-30-1996), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-1997), St Compliance achieved (JAN-23-1997)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Dresser that have no violations reported:
  • PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 600, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.4 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  68.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  5.6%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

Dresser compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Dresser (2007 data):
  • Rural American Bank - Luck: Dresser Branch at Highway 35, branch established on 1931-01-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $58.5 mil, Deposits: $51.7 mil, headquarters in Luck, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Frandsen Financial Corporation



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Dresser travel time to work


Dresser mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police - Other 1$2,887$34,6440$0
Financial Administration 1$5,575$66,9000$0
Streets and Highways 3$11,351$45,4040$0
Sewerage 0$0 2$1,023
Water Supply 0$0 2$2,739
Local Libraries 1$3,195$38,3400$0
Totals for Government 6$23,008$46,0164$3,762


Dresser government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $172,000
    All Other: $16,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
    Housing & Community Development: $0
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $41,000
    General: $29,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $161,000
    Regular Highways: $130,000
    Water Utilities: $93,000
    Fire Protection: $60,000
    Police Protection: $54,000
    Central Staff Services: $43,000
    Libraries: $36,000
    General Public Buildings: $18,000
    Financial Administration: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $11,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $6,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $39,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $85,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,044,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $295,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $860,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $105,000
    Water Utilities: $70,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $374,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $37,000
    Interest Earnings: $37,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $21,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $887,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $57,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $24,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $170,000
    Highways: $50,000
    Housing & Community Development: $32,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $274,000
    NEC: $14,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $188,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,121 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.49%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from St. Croix County, WI  1.20% ($38,739 average AGI)
from Chisago County, MN  0.52% ($38,685)
from Barron County, WI  0.47% ($23,988)


6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,277 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.05%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Croix County, WI  1.12% ($39,114 average AGI)
to Barron County, WI  0.49% ($32,859)
to Burnett County, WI  0.37% ($34,750)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dresser:
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
  • WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMIN (740 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: WRPX, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dresser:
  • WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
  • KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
  • KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KTIS-FM (98.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KDWB-FM (101.3 FM; RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KQRS-FM (92.5 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
  • KSJN (99.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KXXR (93.7 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
  • KMKL (90.3 FM; NORTH BRANCH, MN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WFMP (107.1 FM; COON RAPIDS, MN; Owner: WFMP-FM, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Dresser:
  • KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
  • KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KSTC-TV (Channel 45; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)

Back to Dresser, WI housing info, Polk County, Wisconsin, WI smaller cities, WI small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.