Lake Norden is a city of 889 people in South Dakota. This skews young, with a median age of 24.2. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 457 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The typical home is worth $192,600, having more than tripled since 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.3% of locals.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,688, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 24.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 227%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Norden
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$42,961 → $192,600(+348%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age42.3 → 24.2(−18.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.9% → 14.4%(−3.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era63%(17)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.8%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 27 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
Lake Norden, decade by decade
Lake Norden 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
431
$42,546
$42,961
17.9%
5.7
2000
432
$51,360
$58,839
13.9%
6.8
2010
467
$45,610
$90,774
11.4%
18.4
2020
554
$76,304
$143,263
18.5%
20.6
2024
889
$75,688
$192,600
14.4%
38.5
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.
