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Powers Lake, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Powers Lake is a Census city of 301 people across 1.39 square miles of land, in Burke County. Median household income is $79,397, 61.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Powers Lake
What Powers Lake is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.39 sq mi
- Water area0.25 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land217 plus or minus 55
- County holding the largest share of its areaBurke County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Powers Lake
- Population301 plus or minus 76
- Median age36.4 plus or minus 14.4
- Population under 1880 plus or minus 31
- Share under 1826.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over43 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Households142 plus or minus 44
- Family households91 plus or minus 40
- Share of households that are families64.1 percent plus or minus 20.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Powers Lake
- Median household income$79,397
- Per capita income$51,822 plus or minus $15,036
- Civilian labor force173 plus or minus 54
- Employed144 plus or minus 42
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate16.8 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Adults 25 and over192 plus or minus 60
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.6 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Powers Lake
- Housing units202 plus or minus 46
- Occupied units142 plus or minus 44
- Vacant units60 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate29.7 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Owner occupied87 plus or minus 29
- Renter occupied55 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate61.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$232,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,092 plus or minus $406
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units156 plus or minus 37
- Share single family77.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more46 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more22.8 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Powers Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute141 plus or minus 41
- Commuting under 15 minutes70 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.6 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more58 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.1 percent plus or minus 23.3
- Drove alone84.7 percent
- Carpooled2.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.7 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Powers Lake
- NFIP communityCity of Powers Lake
- NFIP community number380016
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Powers Lake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380016 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Burke County, not Powers Lake
Burke County context, not Powers Lake figures
- Establishments in Burke County79
- Covered employment, Burke County662
- Average annual pay, Burke County$69,134
- Housing units permitted, Burke County0
Every figure in this section is published for Burke County as a whole and is not a measurement of Powers Lake.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Powers Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Powers Lake, North Dakota?
301, in 142 households. Powers Lake city covers 1.39 square miles of land, which is 217 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Powers Lake in?
Burke County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Powers Lake?
$79,397. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $232,100. Median gross rent is $1,092 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Powers Lake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Powers Lake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Powers Lake, city of, community 380016, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Powers Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Burke County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Powers Lake.
Is zoning published for Powers Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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