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Drake, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Drake is a Census city of 300 people across 1.97 square miles of land, in McHenry County. Median household income is $46,000, 76.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Drake
What Drake is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.97 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land152 plus or minus 35
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcHenry 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.
Drake
How many people live in Drake
- Population300 plus or minus 70
- Median age42.8 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 1852 plus or minus 20
- Share under 1817.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over62 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over20.7 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Households158 plus or minus 38
- Family households70 plus or minus 25
- Share of households that are families44.3 percent plus or minus 11.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drake
Income and work in Drake
- Median household income$46,000 plus or minus $20,392
- Per capita income$30,261
- Civilian labor force153 plus or minus 53
- Employed131 plus or minus 41
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate14.4 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Adults 25 and over209 plus or minus 53
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent plus or minus 33.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drake
Housing in Drake
- Housing units232
- Occupied units158 plus or minus 38
- Vacant units74 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate31.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied121 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied37 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate76.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$75,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$700 plus or minus $163
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Single family units206 plus or minus 41
- Share single family88.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more21 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more9.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1948
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drake
How Drake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute109 plus or minus 36
- Commuting under 15 minutes83 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes76.1 percent plus or minus 35.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more19 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.4 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Drove alone62.0 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked13.2 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Worked from home15.5 percent plus or minus 9.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drake
Flood risk in Drake
- NFIP communityCity of Drake
- NFIP community number380222
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Drake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380222 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.
McHenry County, not Drake
McHenry County context, not Drake figures
- Establishments in McHenry County141
- Covered employment, McHenry County1,298
- Average annual pay, McHenry County$55,382
- Housing units permitted, McHenry County11
Every figure in this section is published for McHenry County as a whole and is not a measurement of Drake.
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
Drake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Drake, North Dakota?
300, in 158 households. Drake city covers 1.97 square miles of land, which is 152 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Drake in?
McHenry 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 Drake?
$46,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $75,600. Median gross rent is $700 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Drake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Drake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Drake, city of, community 380222, 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 Drake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McHenry 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 Drake.
Is zoning published for Drake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.