Thompson, Connecticut Population

Overview

9,213

Total Population

50.3

Median age

51.06%

Female population %

95.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

49.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

414

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Thompson town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Thompson town is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thompson town's population under 18 was 16.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thompson town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thompson town, 13.12% were under the age of 15, 13.56% aged 15 to 29, 53.53% aged 30 to 64, 16.82% aged 65 to 84, and 2.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 195 more females than males in Thompson town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.06% females and 48.94% males in Thompson, Connecticut.
The Thompson, Connecticut gender ratio is 95.9:100 i.e. 95.9 men to 100 women (0.959).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 581.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 673.

Thompson town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thompson town population: 93.12% are White, 0.13% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.91% are Asian, 0.84% are some other race and 4.73% are multiracial.
Thompson town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 414 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,799 (95.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thompson town is White with a population of 8,579 (93.12% of the total population).

Thompson town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 9,489 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Thompson town's population increased by 593 (6.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thompson town's population decreased by 312 (3.29%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2021, Thompson town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,896.