Drayton vs Pembina

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

Drayton and Pembina 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 583 in Pembina). Pembina has the higher median household income ($88,523 vs $70,347 in Drayton). Pembina has the higher median home value ($133,700 vs $103,800 in Drayton).

Population, income & housing

	Drayton	Pembina
Population	818	583
Median age	43.8 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,347	$88,523
Median home value	$103,800	$133,700
Median gross rent	$570	$675
Housing units	393	239
Homeownership rate	77.6%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drayton	Pembina
Population	751 → 818 (+8.9%)	485 → 583 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$72,969 → $70,347 (-3.6%)	$62,125 → $88,523 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $103,800 (+9.8%)	$104,900 → $133,700 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $570 (+6.5%)	$563 → $675 (+19.9%)

Drayton

Population

751818

Median household income

$72,969$70,347

Median home value

$94,500$103,800

Median gross rent

$535$570

Pembina

Population

485583

Median household income

$62,125$88,523

Median home value

$104,900$133,700

Median gross rent

$563$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drayton	Pembina
Under 5	5.0%	10.1%
5 to 17	22.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	2.0%	5.1%
25 to 34	9.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.0%
65 to 74	16.9%	12.3%
75 and over	9.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drayton	Pembina
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	84.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drayton	Pembina
No high school diploma	6.5%	4.2%
High school graduate	43.0%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drayton	Pembina
Drove alone	69.7%	86.4%
Carpooled	12.1%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	4.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drayton	Pembina
1-unit, detached	75.3%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	11.7%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Drayton	Pembina
Poverty rate	4.4%	7.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	16	9
Median year structure built	1964	1970