North Dakota · Census place 78660
Thompson, ND population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Thompson, North Dakota (Thompson, ND — Census place “Thompson city”) is 1,092 residents, ranking #50 of 406 places in North Dakota. Median household income is $110,909, the median home is worth $274,000 and median gross rent runs $706 a month. Looking for the Thompson North Dakota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Thompson, ND: 58278.
- Population
- 1,092Thompson city residents
- Median household income
- $110,909Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $274,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $706Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 92%Owner-occupied households
Thompson ZIP codes (North Dakota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Thompson.
The Thompson ND ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Thompson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Thompson city median would spend about 7.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1% of residents and 92% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Thompson city, ND in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Thompson city is a small town in North Dakota, with 1,092 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #50 of 406 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 44.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Thompson city earn a median of $110,909 a year, 41.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 62% above the $68,472 median for the 51 North Dakota cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Thompson city is valued at $274,000, 9.7% below the national figure and 48% above the $185,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $706 a month, 49.8% below the national figure, or roughly $8,472 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 7.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 92% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Dakota.
- Kenmare city 1,027
- Shell Valley CDP 1,112
- Crosby city 1,116
- Hettinger city 1,141
- Rolla city 1,164
- Burlington city 1,169
- Cando city 1,199
- Mapleton city 1,243
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Thompson city?
- Thompson city has 1,092 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #50 of 406 in North Dakota.
- What is the median household income in Thompson city?
- Median household income in Thompson city is $110,909 a year, 41.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Thompson city?
- Median gross rent is $706 a month and the median home value is $274,000, so rent absorbs about 7.6% of median household income.
- Is Thompson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Thompson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 7.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Thompson city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.