Drake is home to 300 people in North Dakota. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The typical home is worth $75,600, having more than tripled since 2000. Households here earn about 40% less than in North Dakota as a whole. The foreign-born share is 1%. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 159%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Drake
What changed most since 1990
Median age58.3 → 42.8(−15.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.4% → 92.7%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population346 → 300(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era56.3%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 16 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
Drake, decade by decade
Drake 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
346
$36,215
$35,999
8.3%
1.4
2000
322
$41,557
$29,146
15.8%
0.8
2010
275
$29,285
$38,410
11.0%
11.4
2020
292
$54,921
$79,510
14.2%
13.3
2024
300
$46,000
$75,600
14.8%
17.3
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.
