COMPARING TWO PLACES
Emerado vs Thief River Falls
PLACE A
Emerado, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Emerado is 95% smaller than Thief River Falls. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
EMERADOTHIEF RIVER FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population4528,799−95% vs Thief River Falls
Population density1,4581,466−8
Population growth7.0%2.1%+5.0 pts
Median age37.537.8−0.3
Male57.8%49.3%+8.5 pts
Female42.2%50.7%−8.5 pts
Foreign-born17.1%4.5%+12.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.0%85.1%−22.1 pts
Black25.4%0.9%+24.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.8%6.5%−0.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other5.8%5.7%+0.0 pts
Median household income$70,938$71,144−$206
Per capita income$38,192$40,447−$2,255
Poverty rate7.2%12.2%−4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3180.418−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%21.2%+16.1 pts
Graduate degree11.9%5.6%+6.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.4%2.7%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation58.1%68.7%−10.6 pts
Median home value$204,800$175,400+$29,400
Median gross rent$731$838−$107
Owner-occupied71.1%63.7%+7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate40.3%8.8%+31.6 pts
Rent-burdened households2.0%35.9%−33.9 pts
Average commute19.610.2+9.4
Worked from home1.4%8.2%−6.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured3.8%5.0%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025