Devils Lake, North Dakota demographics

Devils Lake, ND demographics: median age 37.3; 21.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Devils Lake city, North Dakota · Incorporated city · GEOID 3819420. The survey estimates a population of 7,308 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Devils Lake is 37.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 3,747 households (±178). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.3 ±2.7	35.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,308
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Under 18	1,683 ±251	23.0% ±3.4 pp	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	1,681 ±302	23.0% ±4.1 pp	25.3%	22.8%
35–64	2,306 ±324	31.6% ±4.4 pp	34.7%	38.0%
65 and older	1,638 ±287	22.4% ±3.9 pp	16.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,308
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Male	3,512 ±152	48.1% ±2.1 pp	51.2%	49.5%
Female	3,796 ±152	51.9% ±2.1 pp	48.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,308
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
White alone	5,621 ±209	76.9% ±2.8 pp	83.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	111 ±86 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	993 ±207	13.6% ±2.8 pp	4.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	89 ±68 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	11 ±47 · low precision	0.2% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	10 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	473 ±151	6.5% ±2.1 pp	5.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,308
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,061 ±82	96.6% ±1.0 pp	95.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	247 ±63	3.4% ±0.9 pp	4.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,747
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,036 ±245	27.6% ±6.4 pp	45.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	224 ±140 · low precision	6.0% ±3.7 pp · low precision	4.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	247 ±121	6.6% ±3.2 pp	7.3%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,970 ±361	52.6% ±9.3 pp	34.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	270 ±167 · low precision	7.2% ±4.4 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,747
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	759 ±191	20.3% ±5.0 pp	27.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,988 ±271	79.7% ±6.2 pp	72.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,747
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,970 ±361	52.6% ±9.3 pp	34.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,044 ±271	27.9% ±7.1 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	340 ±152	9.1% ±4.0 pp	12.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	160 ±113 · low precision	4.3% ±3.0 pp · low precision	10.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	114 ±86 · low precision	3.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision	5.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	105 ±102 · low precision	2.8% ±2.7 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	14 ±20 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,308
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Native	7,102 ±113	97.2% ±1.4 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	206 ±101	2.8% ±1.4 pp	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,672
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
English only	6,346 ±218	95.1% ±2.4 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	25 ±37 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	5 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	19 ±20 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	11 ±8 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	5 ±8 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	89 ±68 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	172 ±132 · low precision	2.6% ±2.0 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,888
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	396 ±167	8.1% ±3.4 pp	6.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,656 ±335	33.9% ±6.7 pp	25.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,193 ±279	24.4% ±5.6 pp	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	573 ±173	11.7% ±3.5 pp	14.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	911 ±245	18.6% ±5.0 pp	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	159 ±92 · low precision	3.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision	9.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,164
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Same house	6,369 ±236	88.9% ±3.1 pp	84.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	463 ±186	6.5% ±2.6 pp	7.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	257 ±112	3.6% ±1.6 pp	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	52 ±66 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	4.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	23 ±18 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.4% of Devils Lake residents (±4.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.5% in North Dakota and 8.4% nationally. 80.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Devils Lake	North Dakota	U.S.	Compared with North Dakota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.4% ±4.7 pp	6.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	80.3% ±5.3 pp	88.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.2% ±3.1 pp	7.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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