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Thompson town, Sullivan County, NY

16,714 Population
84.1 square miles 198.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±3.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Sullivan County: 41.7 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,107 ±$4,160 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Sullivan County: $42,334 ±$1,923
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$65,021 ±$9,784 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Sullivan County: $72,382 ±$5,140
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.6% ±5.1% (3,513  ±822) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Sullivan County: 15.9% † 12,173 (±1.9% / ±1,428)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.8 minutes ±3.2 (172,445  ±26,950) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Sullivan County: 28.1 842,205 (±1.1 / ±45,827)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,760 ±404 Number of households
  • Sullivan County: 31,434 ±846
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (15,901  ±62) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Sullivan County: 2.4 75,004 (±0.1 / ±374)
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5% ±3.4% (167  ±115) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Sullivan County: 6.7% † 1,086 (±1.7% / ±279)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

10,026 ±417 Number of housing units
  • Sullivan County: 49,994 ±173
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$229,000 ±$19,062 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Sullivan County: $249,000 ±$8,949
  • about half the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.3% ±2.4% (1,380  ±403.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sullivan County: 9.2% † 7,237 (±1.1% / ±891.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.2% ±5.4% (9,422  ±742.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Sullivan County: 87.9% 49,339 (±2.8% / ±1,591.5)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.4% ±3.4% (2,880  ±410.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Sullivan County: 30.1% 16,897 (±1.6% / ±923.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.3% ±2.8% (2,883  ±460) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Sullivan County: 13% 10,335
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.8% ±1.4% (618  ±187) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sullivan County: 5.6% 3,484 (±0.6% / ±347)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
618 Total veterans ±187 458 Male ±146 160 Female ±130

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