COMPARING TWO PLACES
Neche vs Thief River Falls
PLACE A
Neche, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Neche is 96% smaller than Thief River Falls. Neche earns more, with a median household income $11,356 higher. Thief River Falls has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -7%).
NECHETHIEF RIVER FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population3318,799−96% vs Thief River Falls
Population density9541,466−512
Population growth-7.3%2.1%−9.3 pts
Median age36.337.8−1.5
Male58.5%49.3%+9.3 pts
Female41.5%50.7%−9.3 pts
Foreign-born22.9%4.5%+18.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.4%85.1%−4.7 pts
Black2.0%0.9%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.6%6.5%+10.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other1.0%5.7%−4.7 pts
Median household income$82,500$71,144+$11,356
Per capita income$31,354$40,447−$9,093
Poverty rate10.1%12.2%−2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%21.2%−4.4 pts
Graduate degree11.5%5.6%+5.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%2.7%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation60.8%68.7%−7.9 pts
Median home value$92,500$175,400−$82,900
Median gross rent$875$838+$37
Owner-occupied93.5%63.7%+29.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%8.8%+5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households37.5%35.9%+1.6 pts
Average commute16.110.2+5.9
Worked from home10.9%8.2%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured9.0%5.0%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025