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Lakota city, Nelson County, ND

784 Population
1 square miles 784.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±11.8 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Nelson County: 50.1 ±1.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Dakota: 35.9 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,127 ±$12,149 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Nelson County: $46,126 † ±$5,323
  • a little less than the amount in North Dakota: $43,389 ±$579
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,090 ±$4,178 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Nelson County: $67,193 † ±$7,502
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Dakota: $76,657 ±$1,163
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.6% ±7.8% (107  ±60) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Nelson County: 7.2% † 206 (±2.3% / ±67)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Dakota: 10.8% 81,881 (±0.4% / ±3,093)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.5 minutes ±8.8 (6,000  ±3,041) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Nelson County: 19.6 † 25,475 (±2.3 / ±3,646)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Dakota: 17.9 6,706,845 (±0.3 / ±118,502)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

312 ±59 Number of households
  • Nelson County: 1,338 ±71
  • North Dakota: 331,063 ±1,699
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.6 (733  ±124) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Nelson County: 2.2 2,899 (±0.1 / ±5)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Dakota: 2.3 756,048
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.7% ±6.3% (7  ±8) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nelson County: 5% † 25 (±3.2% / ±16)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 6.3% 11,165 (±0.4% / ±782)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

401 ±64 Number of housing units
  • Nelson County: 1,783 ±17
  • North Dakota: 377,281 ±282
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$167,800 ±$17,648 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Nelson County: $139,700 † ±$19,963
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Dakota: $249,900 ±$2,909
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.3% ±5.3% (95  ±44) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Nelson County: 6.8% † 203 (±2.2% / ±64.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 15.8% 122,124 (±0.5% / ±4,072.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.5% ±24.1% (501  ±85.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nelson County: 93.1% 2,098 (±6.4% / ±158.4)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 94% 482,677 (±1% / ±5,364.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
28.7% ±6.7% (152  ±45.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Nelson County: 29.4% † 663 (±3.6% / ±82.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 32.7% 167,849 (±0.6% / ±3,278.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.3% ±2.4% (26  ±19) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nelson County: 3% 91
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Dakota: 4.7% 36,962
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

13.1% ±6% (73  ±36) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Nelson County: 8.8% † 210 (±2% / ±49)
  • nearly double the rate in North Dakota: 7.2% 42,380 (±0.2% / ±1,356)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
73 Total veterans ±36 73 Male ±36 N/A Female ±10

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