Canton City (Hensel) vs St. Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of Canton City (Hensel) and St. Thomas: population, income, housing, and more.

Canton City (Hensel) and St. Thomas are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Thomas has the higher population (306 vs 29 in Canton City (Hensel)). St. Thomas has the higher median home value ($74,100 vs $26,300 in Canton City (Hensel)). Since 2019, Canton City (Hensel)'s population has grown faster (+16.0% vs +7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Canton City (Hensel)	St. Thomas
Population	29	306
Median age	39.8 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$67,083
Median home value	$26,300	$74,100
Housing units	28	194
Homeownership rate	76.5%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.7%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton City (Hensel)	St. Thomas
Population	25 → 29 (+16.0%)	284 → 306 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $71,250 (+7.5%)	$46,923 → $67,083 (+43.0%)
Median home value	$28,800 → $26,300 (-8.7%)	$64,300 → $74,100 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$703 → $538 (-23.5%)

Canton City (Hensel)

Population

2529

Median household income

$66,250$71,250

Median home value

$28,800$26,300

St. Thomas

Population

284306

Median household income

$46,923$67,083

Median home value

$64,300$74,100

Median gross rent

$703$538

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton City (Hensel)	St. Thomas
Under 5	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	7.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.6%
25 to 34	3.4%	8.2%
35 to 44	48.3%	9.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	17.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.3%	27.8%
75 and over	10.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton City (Hensel)	St. Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	76.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	24.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton City (Hensel)	St. Thomas
No high school diploma	13.8%	14.1%
High school graduate	17.2%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton City (Hensel)	St. Thomas
Drove alone	94.4%	87.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton City (Hensel)	St. Thomas
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Canton City (Hensel)	St. Thomas
Poverty rate	24.1%	8.5%
Average household size	1.71	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1955	1960