Thompsonville, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

7,927

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.1

7.59% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.7%

14.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$71,805

0.127% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Thompsonville, CT is home to a population of 7.93k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.22% of Thompsonville, CT residents were born outside of the country (255 people).

In 2024, there were 5.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.87k people) in Thompsonville, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 906 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 543 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Thompsonville, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Thompsonville, CT was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Thompsonville, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Thompsonville, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.87k ± 633
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
906 ± 600
Other (Hispanic)
543 ± 439

19.5%

Hispanic Population

1.54k people

19.5% of the people in Thompsonville, CT are hispanic (1.54k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Thompsonville, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

3.22%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

255 people

4.01%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

300 people

As of 2024, 3.22% of Thompsonville, CT residents (255 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Thompsonville, CT was 4.01%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Thompsonville, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
249 ± 262
Vietnam
161 ± 82
Korea
11 ± 25

Thompsonville, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Thompsonville, CT.

Economy

The economy of Thompsonville, CT employs 3.52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Thompsonville, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (548 people), Retail Trade (521 people), and Manufacturing (429 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($95,833), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($94,063), and Public Administration ($81,313).

Employment

Occupations

3.52k

2024 Value

± 543

0.947%

1 Year growth

± 21.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Thompsonville, CT grew at a rate of 0.947%, from 3.49k employees to 3.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Thompsonville, CT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (465 people), Management Occupations (430 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (268 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Thompsonville, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.52k

2024 Value

± 543

0.947%

1 Year growth

± 21.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Thompsonville, CT grew at a rate of 0.947%, from 3.49k employees to 3.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Thompsonville, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (548 people), Retail Trade (521 people), and Manufacturing (429 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Thompsonville, CT, though some of these residents may live in Thompsonville, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,324

Median earning men ± $10,010

$32,244

Median earning women ± $5,148

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,500), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,200), and Public Administration ($81,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,895), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,607), and Manufacturing ($29,348).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Thompsonville, CT was $241,600 in 2024, which is 0.726 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $235,200 to $241,600, a 2.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Thompsonville, CT is 40.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Thompsonville, CT have an average commute time of 18.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Thompsonville, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$241,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,727

$1,263

Median Property Taxes

±$245

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Thompsonville, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Thompsonville, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

40.3%

Homeownership

2024

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 40.3% of the housing units in Thompsonville, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 44.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Thompsonville, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$71,805

Median Household Income

± $8,062

3.13k

Number of Households

± 484

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.13k households in Thompsonville, CT grew to $71,805 from the previous year's value of $71,714.

The following chart displays the households in Thompsonville, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Thompsonville, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.4%)
Carpooled (13.1%)
Worked At Home (9.85%)

In 2024, 75.4% of workers in Thompsonville, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.1%) and those who worked at home (9.85%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Thompsonville, CT have a shorter commute time (18.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.256% of the workforce in Thompsonville, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Thompsonville, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Thompsonville, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Thompsonville, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Thompsonville, CT (1.45k out of 7.75k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Thompsonville, CT is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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