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Lakota, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Lakota is a Census city of 784 people across 1.00 square miles of land, in Nelson County. Median household income is $66,090, 65.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lakota
What Lakota is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land785
- County holding the largest share of its areaNelson 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.
Lakota
How many people live in Lakota
- Population784
- Median age38.8 plus or minus 11.8
- Population under 18228 plus or minus 49
- Share under 1829.1 percent
- Population 65 and over167 plus or minus 50
- Share 65 and over21.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households312
- Family households195 plus or minus 43
- Share of households that are families62.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakota
Income and work in Lakota
- Median household income$66,090
- Per capita income$42,127 plus or minus $12,149
- Civilian labor force348
- Employed342
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over530
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent plus or minus 24.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lakota
- Housing units401
- Occupied units312
- Vacant units89 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate22.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied205 plus or minus 50
- Renter occupied107 plus or minus 45
- Ownership rate65.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$167,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$597
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.8 percent
- Single family units289 plus or minus 64
- Share single family72.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more98 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more24.4 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lakota gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute308 plus or minus 68
- Commuting under 15 minutes209 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes67.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more76 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone73.4 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.1 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Worked from home9.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakota
Flood risk in Lakota
- NFIP communityCity of Lakota
- NFIP community number380075
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Lakota participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380075 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.
Nelson County, not Lakota
Nelson County context, not Lakota figures
- Establishments in Nelson County128
- Covered employment, Nelson County1,040
- Average annual pay, Nelson County$46,926
- Housing units permitted, Nelson County3
Every figure in this section is published for Nelson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lakota.
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
Lakota questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lakota, North Dakota?
784, in 312 households. Lakota city covers 1.00 square miles of land, which is 785 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lakota in?
Nelson 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 Lakota?
$66,090. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $167,800. Median gross rent is $597 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lakota in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lakota appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lakota, city of, community 380075, 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 Lakota figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nelson 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 Lakota.
Is zoning published for Lakota?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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