COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bathgate vs Thief River Falls
PLACE A
Bathgate, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Bathgate is 99% smaller than Thief River Falls. Thief River Falls earns more, with a median household income $22,751 higher. Bathgate has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 2%).
BATHGATETHIEF RIVER FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population468,799−99% vs Thief River Falls
Population density1661,466−1,300
Population growth9.3%2.1%+7.2 pts
Median age50.337.8+12.5
Male67.9%49.3%+18.6 pts
Female32.1%50.7%−18.6 pts
Foreign-born3.6%4.5%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.1%85.1%+6.0 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other8.9%5.7%+3.2 pts
Median household income$48,393$71,144−$22,751
Per capita income$31,532$40,447−$8,915
Poverty rate58.9%12.2%+46.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.418+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%21.2%+4.5 pts
Graduate degree15.4%5.6%+9.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%2.7%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation46.2%68.7%−22.5 pts
Median home value$50,000$175,400−$125,400
Median gross rent$0$838−$838
Owner-occupied70.6%63.7%+6.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%35.9%−35.9 pts
Average commute35.810.2+25.6
Worked from home23.5%8.2%+15.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025