CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Drake

North Dakota · 346 residents · 1.97 sq mi

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Drake is a city of 346 people in North Dakota. The median age is 58.3, about 25 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $14,999. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 35% less than in North Dakota as a whole. 76% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 58.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

346

+7%vs 2000

vs 322 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

58.3

+14%vs 2000

vs 51.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024300

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.6%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.2%(11)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(24)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.3%(15)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 241.2%(4)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 347.5%(26)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.1%(35)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.2%(25)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6416.2%(56)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7418.2%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8418.8%(65)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,089

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,813 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,712

−18%vs 2000

vs $13,023 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$14,999

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $16,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$200

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $254 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.4%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

23.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(321)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(346)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(10)

Puerto Rican1.7%(5)

Ancestry

German57.3%(172)

Norwegian9.3%(28)

French7.7%(23)

Irish4.7%(14)

English4.3%(13)

Ukrainian3.7%(11)

Russian2%(6)

Scottish2%(6)

Latvian0.7%(2)

Swedish0.7%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.8%

−16.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 19.5 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 married53.5%(84)

Married25.5%(40)

Widowed2.5%(4)

Divorced18.5%(29)

Women 15+

Never married23.5%(24)

Married42.2%(43)

Widowed26.5%(27)

Divorced7.8%(8)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−12.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.3%

−13.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

44.0%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.0%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 79.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% 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)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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