Emerado vs Thompson

A side-by-side comparison of Emerado and Thompson: population, income, housing, and more.

Emerado and Thompson are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thompson has the higher population (1,092 vs 391 in Emerado). Thompson has the higher median household income ($110,909 vs $65,795 in Emerado). Thompson has the higher median home value ($274,000 vs $142,900 in Emerado).

Population, income & housing

	Emerado	Thompson
Population	391	1,092
Median age	36.5 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,795	$110,909
Median home value	$142,900	$274,000
Median gross rent	$725	$706
Housing units	319	439
Homeownership rate	62.3%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerado	Thompson
Population	442 → 391 (-11.5%)	1,133 → 1,092 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $65,795 (+35.0%)	$93,125 → $110,909 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$94,300 → $142,900 (+51.5%)	$210,100 → $274,000 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $725 (+7.1%)	$670 → $706 (+5.4%)

Emerado

Population

442391

Median household income

$48,750$65,795

Median home value

$94,300$142,900

Median gross rent

$677$725

Thompson

Population

1,1331,092

Median household income

$93,125$110,909

Median home value

$210,100$274,000

Median gross rent

$670$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerado	Thompson
Under 5	9.5%	3.2%
5 to 17	21.5%	27.9%
18 to 24	4.1%	1.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	9.4%
35 to 44	18.4%	8.1%
45 to 54	5.9%	19.2%
55 to 64	10.2%	17.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	6.2%
75 and over	9.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerado	Thompson
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	95.1%
Black or African American	9.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.7%	0.4%
Asian	1.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerado	Thompson
No high school diploma	6.7%	1.9%
High school graduate	30.3%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerado	Thompson
Drove alone	87.5%	77.3%
Carpooled	9.4%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerado	Thompson
1-unit, detached	33.5%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49.5%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Emerado	Thompson
Poverty rate	10.7%	1.0%
Average household size	2.14	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1987	1977