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Oakes, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Oakes is a Census city of 1,858 people across 1.56 square miles of land, in Dickey County. Median household income is $67,632, 77.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oakes
What Oakes is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,188
- County holding the largest share of its areaDickey 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 Oakes
- Population1,858
- Median age38.8
- Population under 18471
- Share under 1825.3 percent
- Population 65 and over378 plus or minus 78
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent
- Households768
- Family households466
- Share of households that are families60.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Oakes
- Median household income$67,632 plus or minus $19,755
- Per capita income$38,866
- Civilian labor force1,012
- Employed995
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over1,225
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Oakes
- Housing units851
- Occupied units768
- Vacant units83 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate9.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied592
- Renter occupied176 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate77.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$159,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$843 plus or minus $232
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units682
- Share single family80.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more112 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more13.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes57 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Oakes gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute906
- Commuting under 15 minutes660
- Share commuting under 15 minutes72.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more153 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Drove alone72.0 percent
- Carpooled14.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home8.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Oakes (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$283,000
- Average approval$141,500
- Median approval$141,500
- Largest approval$236,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Oakes, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Oakes
- NFIP communityCity of Oakes
- NFIP community number380246
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/18/25
The City of Oakes participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380246 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.
Dickey County, not Oakes
Dickey County context, not Oakes figures
- Establishments in Dickey County191
- Covered employment, Dickey County1,979
- Average annual pay, Dickey County$54,233
- Housing units permitted, Dickey County2
Every figure in this section is published for Dickey County as a whole and is not a measurement of Oakes.
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.
Coverage
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
Oakes questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oakes, North Dakota?
1,858, in 768 households. Oakes city covers 1.56 square miles of land, which is 1,188 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oakes in?
Dickey 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 Oakes?
$67,632. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $159,700. Median gross rent is $843 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Oakes in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Oakes appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Oakes, city of, community 380246, 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 Oakes figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dickey 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 Oakes.
Is zoning published for Oakes?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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