Moving to Dassel, Minnesota

Population: 1,233. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,268 (+2.8% change)
Males: 584 (47.4%), Females: 649 (52.6%)

Meeker County

Zip code: 55325

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $37,500
Median house value: $89,600

Population by Race

Races in Dassel:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.6%)

Ancestries: German (32.3%), Swedish (28.2%), Norwegian (16.7%), Irish (11.3%), English (4.1%), United States (3.4%).

Elevation: 1091 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Map of Dassel, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dassel

  • High school or higher: 81.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dassel city

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 59.6%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 14.6%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +135 (+12.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dassel:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dassel:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 36 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 78 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 91 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dassel:

  • LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 14 miles; LITCHFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: LJF)
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI-BUTLER FIELD (about 17 miles; HUTCHINSON, MN; Abbreviation: HCD)
  • WINSTED MUNI (about 20 miles; WINSTED, MN; Abbreviation: 10D)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dassel:

  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 51 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 56 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 65 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)

Public primary/middle school in Dassel:

  • DASSEL EL. (Students: 373; Location: 131 WILLIAM AVE. E.; Grades: PK – 04)