Demographics of Devils Lake city, North Dakota

Devils Lake city, North Dakota had 7,333 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +30 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Devils Lake city, in four figures

7,333
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,308 ±45.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +30 people.; 37.3 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $43,220 ±$8,253
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Devils Lake city, North Dakota's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Devils Lake city, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Devils Lake city, North Dakota's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Devils Lake city, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,303	100.0	100.0
2021	7,344	100.6	100.2
2022	7,318	100.2	100.7
2023	7,305	100.0	101.6
2024	7,329	100.4	102.5
2025	7,333	100.4	103.1

Population of Devils Lake city, North Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,303	—
2021	7,344	+41
2022	7,318	−26
2023	7,305	−13
2024	7,329	+24
2025	7,333	+4

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±2.7: for men 37.0 ±3.3 and for women 37.8 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Devils Lake city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	636 ±107	8.7% ±1.5	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,047 ±227	14.3% ±3.1	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	737 ±252	10.1% ±3.5	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,821 ±275	24.9% ±3.8	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,429 ±239	19.6% ±3.3	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,638 ±287	22.4% ±3.9	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $43,220 ±$8,253, and income per person $32,263 ±$4,763, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,657 ±$1,163 in North Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Devils Lake city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	975 ±254	26.0% ±6.7	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,118 ±276	29.8% ±7.2	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	560 ±204	14.9% ±5.4	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	400 ±136	10.7% ±3.6	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	374 ±151	10.0% ±4.0	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	66 to 304	1.8% to 8.1%	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	41 to 229	1.1% to 6.1%	9.6% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Devils Lake city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	1,508 ±546	21.8% ±7.9	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	657 ±263	39.4% ±12.9	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	299 to 887	18.1% ±8.6	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	88 to 428	4.8% to 21.3%	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Devils Lake city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Devils Lake city	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	3,876 ±160	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.7% ±2.3	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.4% to 6.2%	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	39.4% ±6.3	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	60.6% ±5.9	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$164,900 ±$33,751	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$711 ±$28	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±3	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Devils Lake city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	247 ±63	3.4% ±0.9	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,586 ±200	76.4% ±2.7	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 152	< 0.1% to 2.1%	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	21 to 157	0.3% to 2.1%	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	993 ±207	13.6% ±2.8	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 58	0% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	306 ±117	4.2% ±1.6	4.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Devils Lake city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	5,763 ±302	78.9% ±4.1	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,300 ±300	17.8% ±4.1	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 90	0% to 1.2%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	206 ±101	2.8% ±1.4	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	57 to 277	0.8% to 3.8%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 81	0% to 1.1%	2.8% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Devils Lake city among the places of North Dakota

11th of 13 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Places of North Dakota near Devils Lake city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Williston city	28,056 ±24
Dickinson city	25,357 ±34
Mandan city	24,522 ±32
Jamestown city	15,787 ±54
Wahpeton city	8,010 ±68
Devils Lake city	7,308 ±45
Valley City city	6,541 ±24
Watford City city	6,039 ±29

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026