Northwood vs Thompson

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

Northwood 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 941 in Northwood). Thompson has the higher median household income ($110,909 vs $76,875 in Northwood). Thompson has the higher median home value ($274,000 vs $200,500 in Northwood).

Population, income & housing

	Northwood	Thompson
Population	941	1,092
Median age	37.7 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	$110,909
Median home value	$200,500	$274,000
Median gross rent	$750	$706
Housing units	434	439
Homeownership rate	71.5%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.8%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northwood	Thompson
Population	713 → 941 (+32.0%)	1,133 → 1,092 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$57,727 → $76,875 (+33.2%)	$93,125 → $110,909 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$149,600 → $200,500 (+34.0%)	$210,100 → $274,000 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $750 (+19.4%)	$670 → $706 (+5.4%)

Northwood

Population

713941

Median household income

$57,727$76,875

Median home value

$149,600$200,500

Median gross rent

$628$750

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)

	Northwood	Thompson
Under 5	8.7%	3.2%
5 to 17	21.1%	27.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	1.9%
25 to 34	9.5%	9.4%
35 to 44	8.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	19.2%
55 to 64	9.0%	17.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	6.2%
75 and over	16.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northwood	Thompson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northwood	Thompson
No high school diploma	6.4%	1.9%
High school graduate	24.6%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northwood	Thompson
Drove alone	70.6%	77.3%
Carpooled	19.5%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	5.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	6.4%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northwood	Thompson
1-unit, detached	69.8%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	20.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Northwood	Thompson
Poverty rate	9.1%	1.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1966	1977