Pembina vs St. Thomas

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

Pembina 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.

Pembina has the higher population (583 vs 306 in St. Thomas). Pembina has the higher median household income ($88,523 vs $67,083 in St. Thomas). Pembina has the higher median home value ($133,700 vs $74,100 in St. Thomas).

Population, income & housing

	Pembina	St. Thomas
Population	583	306
Median age	39.1 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	$88,523	$67,083
Median home value	$133,700	$74,100
Median gross rent	$675	—
Housing units	239	194
Homeownership rate	74.7%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pembina	St. Thomas
Population	485 → 583 (+20.2%)	284 → 306 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$62,125 → $88,523 (+42.5%)	$46,923 → $67,083 (+43.0%)
Median home value	$104,900 → $133,700 (+27.5%)	$64,300 → $74,100 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $675 (+19.9%)	$703 → $538 (-23.5%)

Pembina

Population

485583

Median household income

$62,125$88,523

Median home value

$104,900$133,700

Median gross rent

$563$675

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)

	Pembina	St. Thomas
Under 5	10.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	7.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	1.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	8.2%
35 to 44	14.6%	9.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	17.3%
55 to 64	11.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	27.8%
75 and over	7.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pembina	St. Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	76.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pembina	St. Thomas
No high school diploma	4.2%	14.1%
High school graduate	33.5%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pembina	St. Thomas
Drove alone	86.4%	87.6%
Carpooled	6.2%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pembina	St. Thomas
1-unit, detached	79.5%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Pembina	St. Thomas
Poverty rate	7.9%	8.5%
Average household size	2.69	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	9	22
Median year structure built	1970	1960