Neche vs St. Thomas

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

Neche 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.

Neche has the higher population (355 vs 306 in St. Thomas). Neche has the higher median household income ($80,625 vs $67,083 in St. Thomas). Neche has the higher median home value ($87,100 vs $74,100 in St. Thomas).

Population, income & housing

	Neche	St. Thomas
Population	355	306
Median age	37.3 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,625	$67,083
Median home value	$87,100	$74,100
Housing units	135	194
Homeownership rate	90.6%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Neche	St. Thomas
Population	338 → 355 (+5.0%)	284 → 306 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$71,875 → $80,625 (+12.2%)	$46,923 → $67,083 (+43.0%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $87,100 (-8.3%)	$64,300 → $74,100 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$703 → $538 (-23.5%)

Neche

Population

338355

Median household income

$71,875$80,625

Median home value

$95,000$87,100

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)

	Neche	St. Thomas
Under 5	10.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	20.6%	7.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	1.6%
25 to 34	5.6%	8.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.3%	17.3%
55 to 64	16.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	27.8%
75 and over	4.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Neche	St. Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	76.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Neche	St. Thomas
No high school diploma	7.7%	14.1%
High school graduate	38.3%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Neche	St. Thomas
Drove alone	64.2%	87.6%
Carpooled	12.2%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	6.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Neche	St. Thomas
1-unit, detached	90.4%	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	9.6%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Neche	St. Thomas
Poverty rate	11.8%	8.5%
Average household size	3.03	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1967	1960