CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Devils Lake

North Dakota · 7,782 residents · 6.96 sq mi

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Devils Lake is home to 7,782 people in North Dakota. Median home value sits at $45,700. The average commute runs 11 minutes. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Median household income is $19,952, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $288 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,782

+8%vs 2000

vs 7,222 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(530)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(576)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(586)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(568)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(502)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(1,208)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(1,013)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(592)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(636)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(697)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(561)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4%(313)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,952

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,822

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,741 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,700

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $322 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.5% in 2000

45.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89%(6,426)

Black0.2%(16)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(40)

Asian0.3%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(7,242)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(12)

Asian0%(0)

Other6.8%(532)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(210)

Puerto Rican0.5%(35)

Asian origin

Filipino1.2%(89)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(11)

Marshallese0.2%(11)

Ancestry

German26.4%(1,928)

Norwegian22.7%(1,658)

Irish7.8%(571)

English3.5%(257)

Scottish2.9%(213)

French2.1%(153)

American1.8%(128)

Italian1.5%(107)

Czech1.3%(94)

Russian1.1%(81)

French Canadian1%(76)

Subsaharan African1%(70)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.9%(65)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(63)

Finnish0.8%(62)

Welsh0.6%(44)

Belgian0.6%(43)

Canadian0.5%(38)

Danish0.4%(31)

Dutch0.2%(17)

Ukrainian0.2%(15)

Lithuanian0.2%(13)

Swedish0.1%(10)

Somali0.1%(8)

Austrian0.1%(7)

Serbian0.1%(6)

British0.1%(5)

Croatian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.4%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.9 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 9.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.9%(1,272)

Married39.3%(1,091)

Widowed5.4%(150)

Divorced9.4%(260)

Women 15+

Never married29.1%(860)

Married37.7%(1,116)

Widowed21.5%(635)

Divorced11.7%(346)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.9%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

−9.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.6%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.2%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 65.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.1%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)23.7%(95)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(82)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.4%(90)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War17.7%(71)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 401 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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