Thompsonville, NY Demographics

Population 174 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Thompsonville

Household size in Thompsonville

Household size, people per household
PeriodThompsonvilleNew YorkU.S.
2006–102.272.682.68
2010–142.782.722.73
2015–191.852.692.71
2020–242.372.652.65
Change+0.10−0.03−0.03
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Households in Thompsonville are small: just 2.37 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has climbed from 2.27 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Thompsonville

Median age, years
PeriodThompsonvilleNew YorkU.S.
2006–1042.938.337.7
2010–1431.539.038.6
2015–1951.240.239.6
2020–2449.140.840.1
Change+6.3+2.5+2.3
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Thompsonville skews older: half of its residents are older than 49.1, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Thompsonville

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodThompsonvilleNew YorkU.S.
2006–1017.6%13.1%12.3%
2010–1438.0%12.7%12.3%
2015–1911.4%11.6%11.6%
2020–243.1%11.6%11.6%
Change−14.5 pts−1.5 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Thompsonville: 3.1% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Thompsonville

Renters in Thompsonville

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodThompsonvilleNew YorkU.S.
2006–1052.9%44.8%33.3%
2010–1452.5%46.2%35.6%
2015–1940.8%46.2%36.0%
2020–2431.3%45.7%34.8%
Change−21.6 pts+0.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Most households in Thompsonville own their homes; 31.3% rent, a little below the national share of 34.8%. More than half of owners (53.6%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Thompsonville

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodThompsonvilleNew YorkU.S.
2006–1039.1%10.3%11.4%
2010–1459.9%10.4%11.4%
2015–1955.6%11.0%11.1%
2020–2454.1%9.7%9.6%
Change+15.0 pts−0.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Thompsonville: 54.1% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Thompsonville

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodThompsonvilleNew YorkU.S.
2006–10196219561974
2010–14197319571975
2015–19197019581977
2020–24197919611980
Change+18+5+6
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Homes in Thompsonville are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1979, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are newer than in New York overall, where the median home dates to 1961.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Thompsonville

Rent, per month
PeriodThompsonvilleNew YorkU.S.
2006–10$625$1,095$965
2010–14$743$1,201$1,040
2015–19$774$1,426$1,213
2020–24$1,034$1,794$1,571
Change+$408+$698+$606
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The median renter in Thompsonville pays $1,034 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 29.7% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Thompsonville

Bachelor's degrees in Thompsonville

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodThompsonvilleNew YorkU.S.
2006–1021.2%31.9%28.4%
2010–1416.9%33.4%29.6%
2015–1923.7%36.2%32.1%
2020–2433.9%39.8%35.6%
Change+12.7 pts+8.0 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are about as common in Thompsonville as nationally: 33.9% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. The share is lower than in New York overall (39.8%).

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Thompsonville

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodThompsonvilleNew YorkU.S.
2006–1079.5%84.0%84.9%
2010–1474.4%84.9%86.1%
2015–1984.8%86.5%87.7%
2020–2484.6%87.3%89.3%
Change+5.1 pts+3.3 pts+4.3 pts
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Just over one in seven adults in Thompsonville never finished high school, more than nationally: 84.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Thompsonville

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodThompsonvilleNew YorkU.S.
2006–1011.5%7.7%8.1%
2010–1413.6%9.2%9.4%
2015–192.0%5.7%5.6%
2020–242.1%6.6%5.4%
Change−9.5 pts−1.2 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Thompsonville has been strong: just 2.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Thompsonville compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Thompsonville2.3749.13.1%31.3%54.1%1979$1,03433.9%84.6%2.1%
Kiamesha Lake2.9538.212.0%58.0%38.3%1969$83418.4%87.4%0.0%
South Fallsburg3.2730.412.4%56.0%51.8%1975$1,04021.7%76.0%4.8%
Glen Wild2.2644.39.8%46.5%40.7%1982$1,15342.1%91.8%16.2%
Woodridge2.4534.413.8%50.5%40.0%1985$1,13330.4%89.4%17.9%
Monticello2.5539.124.8%64.9%26.2%1967$1,23019.9%81.4%4.4%
Fallsburg3.2928.723.6%69.8%58.6%1993$1,14617.7%70.2%7.7%
Harris2.6138.524.8%19.4%45.0%1984$88722.3%74.8%19.6%
Rock Hill2.5850.23.2%13.7%33.0%1979$1,64145.6%94.9%5.1%
Mountain Dale2.4141.017.7%32.9%38.4%1977$1,60243.3%91.4%3.0%
Maplewood2.4345.413.9%23.9%45.7%1985$97328.8%82.7%11.4%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Thompsonville. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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