Drayton vs Neche

A side-by-side comparison of Drayton and Neche: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Drayton has the higher population (818 vs 355 in Neche). Neche has the higher median household income ($80,625 vs $70,347 in Drayton). Drayton has the higher median home value ($103,800 vs $87,100 in Neche).

Population, income & housing

	Drayton	Neche
Population	818	355
Median age	43.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,347	$80,625
Median home value	$103,800	$87,100
Median gross rent	$570	—
Housing units	393	135
Homeownership rate	77.6%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drayton	Neche
Population	751 → 818 (+8.9%)	338 → 355 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$72,969 → $70,347 (-3.6%)	$71,875 → $80,625 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $103,800 (+9.8%)	$95,000 → $87,100 (-8.3%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $570 (+6.5%)	—

Drayton

Population

751818

Median household income

$72,969$70,347

Median home value

$94,500$103,800

Median gross rent

$535$570

Neche

Population

338355

Median household income

$71,875$80,625

Median home value

$95,000$87,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drayton	Neche
Under 5	5.0%	10.4%
5 to 17	22.0%	20.6%
18 to 24	2.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	9.2%	5.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	9.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	16.3%
65 to 74	16.9%	12.1%
75 and over	9.2%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drayton	Neche
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drayton	Neche
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.7%
High school graduate	43.0%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drayton	Neche
Drove alone	69.7%	64.2%
Carpooled	12.1%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.6%	4.7%
Bicycle	1.3%	6.1%
Worked from home	5.8%	12.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drayton	Neche
1-unit, detached	75.3%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Drayton	Neche
Poverty rate	4.4%	11.8%
Average household size	2.32	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1964	1967