With 163 people, Des Lacs is a city in North Dakota. The median age is 58.5, about 20 years above the US median. Owners hold 98% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The typical home is worth $130,000, having more than doubled since 2000. 0% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 58.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Des Lacs
What changed most since 1990
Median age29.1 → 58.5(+29.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population185 → 163(−12%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate10.3% → 1.2%(−9.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)35.7%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.9%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.4%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.1%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 14 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Des Lacs, decade by decade
Des Lacs population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
185
$74,001
$87,603
13.9%
0.0
2000
209
$66,035
$101,831
11.2%
4.7
2010
204
$71,929
$102,714
11.7%
9.5
2020
185
$68,827
$130,900
13.8%
7.9
2024
163
$70,000
$130,000
14.8%
4.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
