Thompsontown, PA Population

Overview

667

Total Population

35.5

Median age

49.03%

Female population %

104:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Thompsontown's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Thompsontown is 35.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thompsontown's population under 18 was 17.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thompsontown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thompsontown, 14.09% were under the age of 15, 24.74% aged 15 to 29, 39.28% aged 30 to 64, 20.69% aged 65 to 84, and 1.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 less females than males in Thompsontown:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.03% females and 50.97% males in Thompsontown, PA.
The Thompsontown, PA gender ratio is 104:100 i.e. 104 men to 100 women (1.040).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 38.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 43.

Thompsontown's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Thompsontown population: 86.36% are White, 2.55% are Black or African American, 2.70% are some other race and 8.40% are multiracial.
Thompsontown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 637 (95.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thompsontown is White with a population of 576 (86.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 726 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Thompsontown's population decreased by 43 (5.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thompsontown's population decreased by 58 (8.49%), 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 2022, Thompsontown's population was lowest in year 2022 at 621.