Grand Forks AFB vs Thompson

A side-by-side comparison of Grand Forks AFB and Thompson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Grand Forks AFB has the higher population (2,072 vs 1,092 in Thompson). Thompson has the higher median household income ($110,909 vs $72,279 in Grand Forks AFB). Since 2019, Thompson's population has grown faster (-3.6% vs -22.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Forks AFB	Thompson
Population	2,072	1,092
Median age	21.5 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,279	$110,909
Median home value	—	$274,000
Median gross rent	$1,621	$706
Housing units	536	439
Homeownership rate	1.0%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Forks AFB	Thompson
Population	2,683 → 2,072 (-22.8%)	1,133 → 1,092 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$60,143 → $72,279 (+20.2%)	$93,125 → $110,909 (+19.1%)
Median home value	—	$210,100 → $274,000 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,416 → $1,621 (+14.5%)	$670 → $706 (+5.4%)

Grand Forks AFB

Population

2,6832,072

Median household income

$60,143$72,279

Median gross rent

$1,416$1,621

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)

	Grand Forks AFB	Thompson
Under 5	14.7%	3.2%
5 to 17	27.8%	27.9%
18 to 24	17.6%	1.9%
25 to 34	22.0%	9.4%
35 to 44	15.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	2.8%	19.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	17.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	6.2%
75 and over	0.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Forks AFB	Thompson
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	95.1%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%
Asian	2.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Forks AFB	Thompson
No high school diploma	3.0%	1.9%
High school graduate	8.8%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	56.9%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Forks AFB	Thompson
Drove alone	72.4%	77.3%
Carpooled	16.7%	13.5%
Public transit	2.1%	0.8%
Walked	2.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Forks AFB	Thompson
1-unit, detached	14.2%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	79.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Grand Forks AFB	Thompson
Poverty rate	3.3%	1.0%
Average household size	3.61	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	10	20
Median year structure built	2002	1977