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Thompson, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Thompson is a Census city of 1,138 people across 0.43 square miles of land, in Grand Forks County. Median household income is $118,281, 93.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Thompson
What Thompson is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.43 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,632
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrand Forks County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thompson
How many people live in Thompson
- Population1,138
- Median age44.2
- Population under 18335 plus or minus 75
- Share under 1829.4 percent
- Population 65 and over125 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Households427
- Family households320
- Share of households that are families74.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thompson
Income and work in Thompson
- Median household income$118,281
- Per capita income$47,964
- Civilian labor force646
- Employed642
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over760
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Thompson
- Housing units443
- Occupied units427
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied401
- Renter occupied26 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate93.9 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$281,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$775 plus or minus $187
- Annual rent as a share of median income7.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Single family units410
- Share single family92.6 percent plus or minus 20.6
- Units in buildings of two or more24 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more5.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Thompson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute588
- Commuting under 15 minutes176 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more80 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone72.9 percent
- Carpooled16.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home8.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Thompson (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$15,000
- Average approval$15,000
- Median approval$15,000
- Largest approval$15,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Thompson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Thompson
Flood risk in Thompson
- NFIP communityCity of Thompson
- NFIP community number380208
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10
The City of Thompson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380208 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Grand Forks County, not Thompson
Grand Forks County context, not Thompson figures
- Establishments in Grand Forks County1,903
- Covered employment, Grand Forks County40,704
- Average annual pay, Grand Forks County$59,530
- Housing units permitted, Grand Forks County182
Every figure in this section is published for Grand Forks County as a whole and is not a measurement of Thompson.
All Grand Forks County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Thompson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Thompson, North Dakota?
1,138, in 427 households. Thompson city covers 0.43 square miles of land, which is 2,632 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Thompson in?
Grand Forks County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Thompson?
$118,281. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $281,900. Median gross rent is $775 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Thompson businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $15,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $15,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Thompson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Thompson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Thompson. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Thompson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Thompson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Thompson, city of, community 380208, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Thompson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grand Forks County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Thompson.
Is zoning published for Thompson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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