Thompson is home to 1,138 people in North Dakota. Owners hold 94% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 54% more than in North Dakota as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. At a median age of 44.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 1.5%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $118,281, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Thompson
What changed most since 1990
Median age28.7 → 44.2(+15.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share97.4% → 94.0%(−3.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.5% → 44.1%(+24.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)42.3%(41)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)45.4%(44)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.6%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 97 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Thompson, decade by decade
Thompson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
928
$75,105
$144,724
19.5%
6.3
2000
1,006
$99,306
$171,600
28.7%
6.6
2010
986
$112,457
$195,502
32.5%
6.7
2020
1,101
$121,810
$269,073
38.1%
20.8
2024
1,138
$118,281
$281,900
44.1%
14.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
