Hamilton vs St. Thomas

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

Hamilton 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 37 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($94,000 vs $67,083 in St. Thomas). St. Thomas has the higher median home value ($74,100 vs $41,400 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	St. Thomas
Population	37	306
Median age	57.6 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	$94,000	$67,083
Median home value	$41,400	$74,100
Housing units	24	194
Homeownership rate	100.0%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	St. Thomas
Population	48 → 37 (-22.9%)	284 → 306 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$68,750 → $94,000 (+36.7%)	$46,923 → $67,083 (+43.0%)
Median home value	$26,500 → $41,400 (+56.2%)	$64,300 → $74,100 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$703 → $538 (-23.5%)

Hamilton

Population

4837

Median household income

$68,750$94,000

Median home value

$26,500$41,400

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)

	Hamilton	St. Thomas
Under 5	10.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	10.8%	7.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.6%
25 to 34	8.1%	8.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	17.3%
55 to 64	43.2%	15.4%
65 to 74	16.2%	27.8%
75 and over	0.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	St. Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	St. Thomas
No high school diploma	6.9%	14.1%
High school graduate	24.1%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	55.2%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	St. Thomas
Drove alone	53.8%	87.6%
Carpooled	19.2%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	26.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	St. Thomas
1-unit, detached	95.8%	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	4.2%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	St. Thomas
Poverty rate	8.1%	8.5%
Average household size	1.85	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1971	1960