Gilby vs Thompson

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

Gilby 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 401 in Gilby). Thompson has the higher median household income ($110,909 vs $85,625 in Gilby). Thompson has the higher median home value ($274,000 vs $84,500 in Gilby).

Population, income & housing

	Gilby	Thompson
Population	401	1,092
Median age	32.1 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,625	$110,909
Median home value	$84,500	$274,000
Median gross rent	$788	$706
Housing units	134	439
Homeownership rate	95.0%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilby	Thompson
Population	245 → 401 (+63.7%)	1,133 → 1,092 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$62,188 → $85,625 (+37.7%)	$93,125 → $110,909 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $84,500 (+26.7%)	$210,100 → $274,000 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $788 (-7.3%)	$670 → $706 (+5.4%)

Gilby

Population

245401

Median household income

$62,188$85,625

Median home value

$66,700$84,500

Median gross rent

$850$788

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)

	Gilby	Thompson
Under 5	7.7%	3.2%
5 to 17	27.2%	27.9%
18 to 24	10.7%	1.9%
25 to 34	6.5%	9.4%
35 to 44	14.7%	8.1%
45 to 54	18.5%	19.2%
55 to 64	11.0%	17.7%
65 to 74	1.2%	6.2%
75 and over	2.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilby	Thompson
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilby	Thompson
No high school diploma	0.9%	1.9%
High school graduate	25.2%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	50.5%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilby	Thompson
Drove alone	81.3%	77.3%
Carpooled	7.1%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilby	Thompson
1-unit, detached	88.1%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Gilby	Thompson
Poverty rate	1.2%	1.0%
Average household size	3.37	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1956	1977