Des Lacs

Population: 161
Median household income: $66,750
Median home value: $133,300

Des Lacs, a community in Ward County, North Dakota, has 161 residents. At $66,750, its median household income sits below Ward County's $79,273.

Between 2019 and 2023, Des Lacs's population declined 29.1% from 227 to 161, while its median home value rose 1.5% from $131,300 to $133,300.

Owners occupy 97.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 161
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $66,750
Median home value: $133,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 78
Homeownership rate: 97.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

227161

Median household income

$69,444$66,750

Median home value

$131,300$133,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	227	$69,444	$131,300
2020	264	$56,786	$108,000
2021	283	$73,125	$131,300
2022	200	$78,750	$124,100
2023	161	$66,750	$133,300

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6432.3%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	5.0%
5 to 17	19	11.8%
18 to 24	17	10.6%
25 to 34	13	8.1%
35 to 44	14	8.7%
45 to 54	14	8.7%
55 to 64	52	32.3%
65 to 74	16	9.9%
75 and over	8	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	157	97.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	1.9%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	17.9%
High school graduate	39	33.3%
Some college or associate's	43	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	11	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone71.6%

Carpooled26.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83	71.6%
Carpooled	31	26.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	21.7%
15 to 29 min	72	62.6%
30 to 44 min	5	4.3%
45 to 59 min	2	1.7%
60+ min	11	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 0.6% (1 of 161)

	Count	Share
Family households	43	55.1%
Nonfamily households	35	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	78	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	76	97.4%
Renter-occupied	2	2.6%

1-unit, detached62.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other37.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	49	62.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	37.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3819300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 48.2569, -101.5637