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Des Lacs, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Des Lacs is a Census city of 163 people across 0.54 square miles of land, in Ward County. Median household income is $70,000, 97.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $42,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Des Lacs
What Des Lacs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.54 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land303 plus or minus 102
- County holding the largest share of its areaWard 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 Des Lacs
- Population163 plus or minus 55
- Median age58.5 plus or minus 14.5
- Population under 1822 plus or minus 16
- Share under 1813.5 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Population 65 and over42 plus or minus 21
- Share 65 and over25.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Households80 plus or minus 37
- Family households49 plus or minus 19
- Share of households that are families61.3 percent plus or minus 37.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Des Lacs
- Median household income$70,000 plus or minus $26,996
- Per capita income$48,810 plus or minus $12,854
- Civilian labor force107 plus or minus 44
- Employed107 plus or minus 44
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over128 plus or minus 49
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.8 percent plus or minus 42.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Des Lacs
- Housing units80 plus or minus 37
- Occupied units80 plus or minus 37
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied78 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied2 plus or minus 3
- Ownership rate97.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$130,000 plus or minus $58,027
- Single family units50 plus or minus 21
- Share single family62.5 percent plus or minus 38.7
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes30 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Des Lacs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute104 plus or minus 45
- Commuting under 15 minutes21 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more20 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.2 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Drove alone76.6 percent plus or minus 24.9
- Carpooled18.7 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Des Lacs (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$42,200
- Average approval$42,200
- Median approval$42,200
- Largest approval$42,200
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Des Lacs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Des Lacs
- NFIP communityCity of Des Lacs
- NFIP community number380712
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Des Lacs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380712 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.
Ward County, not Des Lacs
Ward County context, not Des Lacs figures
- Establishments in Ward County2,043
- Covered employment, Ward County31,358
- Average annual pay, Ward County$60,491
- Housing units permitted, Ward County130
Every figure in this section is published for Ward County as a whole and is not a measurement of Des Lacs.
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
Des Lacs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Des Lacs, North Dakota?
163, in 80 households. Des Lacs city covers 0.54 square miles of land, which is 303 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Des Lacs in?
Ward 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 Des Lacs?
$70,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $130,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Des Lacs businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $42,200 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $42,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Des Lacs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Des Lacs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Des Lacs. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Des Lacs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Des Lacs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Des Lacs, city of, community 380712, 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 Des Lacs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ward 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 Des Lacs.
Is zoning published for Des Lacs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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