Powers Lake

Population: 292
Median household income: $77,750
Median home value: $165,000

Powers Lake, a community in Burke County, North Dakota, has 292 residents. The median household income of $77,750 is below the Burke County median ($96,339).

Between 2019 and 2023, Powers Lake's population held roughly steady from 293 to 292, while its median home value rose 15.2% from $143,200 to $165,000.

83.1% of workers drive to work alone. 79.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 292
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $77,750
Median home value: $165,000
Median gross rent: $1,074
Housing units: 201
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 20.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

293292

Median household income

$54,625$77,750

Median home value

$143,200$165,000

Median gross rent

$1,090$1,074

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	293	$54,625	$143,200	$1,090
2020	313	$63,750	$153,600	$1,083
2021	292	$88,750	$171,600	$1,089
2022	252	$78,750	$206,600	$1,088
2023	292	$77,750	$165,000	$1,074

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4419.2%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 645.1%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	7.2%
5 to 17	59	20.2%
18 to 24	18	6.2%
25 to 34	34	11.6%
35 to 44	56	19.2%
45 to 54	38	13.0%
55 to 64	15	5.1%
65 to 74	26	8.9%
75 and over	25	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	276	94.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate17.5%

Some college or associate's47.4%

Bachelor's degree28.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	5.2%
High school graduate	34	17.5%
Some college or associate's	92	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	55	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	103	83.1%
Carpooled	5	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	10.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.6%
Other means	1	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47	38.5%
15 to 29 min	5	4.1%
30 to 44 min	50	41.0%
45 to 59 min	3	2.5%
60+ min	17	13.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 15.8% (46 of 292)

	Count	Share
Family households	91	63.6%
Nonfamily households	52	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	143	71.1%
Vacant	58	28.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	98	68.5%
Renter-occupied	45	31.5%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units18.9%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	160	79.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38	18.9%
5 to 19 units	3	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3864140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 48.5640, -102.6456