Drayton vs St. Thomas

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

Drayton 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.

Drayton has the higher population (818 vs 306 in St. Thomas). Drayton has the higher median household income ($70,347 vs $67,083 in St. Thomas). Drayton has the higher median home value ($103,800 vs $74,100 in St. Thomas).

Population, income & housing

	Drayton	St. Thomas
Population	818	306
Median age	43.8 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,347	$67,083
Median home value	$103,800	$74,100
Median gross rent	$570	—
Housing units	393	194
Homeownership rate	77.6%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drayton	St. Thomas
Population	751 → 818 (+8.9%)	284 → 306 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$72,969 → $70,347 (-3.6%)	$46,923 → $67,083 (+43.0%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $103,800 (+9.8%)	$64,300 → $74,100 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $570 (+6.5%)	$703 → $538 (-23.5%)

Drayton

Population

751818

Median household income

$72,969$70,347

Median home value

$94,500$103,800

Median gross rent

$535$570

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)

	Drayton	St. Thomas
Under 5	5.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	22.0%	7.5%
18 to 24	2.0%	1.6%
25 to 34	9.2%	8.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	17.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	15.4%
65 to 74	16.9%	27.8%
75 and over	9.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drayton	St. Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	76.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	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	3.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drayton	St. Thomas
No high school diploma	6.5%	14.1%
High school graduate	43.0%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drayton	St. Thomas
Drove alone	69.7%	87.6%
Carpooled	12.1%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drayton	St. Thomas
1-unit, detached	75.3%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	1.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Drayton	St. Thomas
Poverty rate	4.4%	8.5%
Average household size	2.32	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1964	1960