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Thompsontown, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Thompsontown is a Census borough of 515 people across 0.33 square miles of land, in Juniata County. Median household income is $41,042, 55.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Thompsontown
What Thompsontown is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,580 plus or minus 344
- County holding the largest share of its areaJuniata County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thompsontown
How many people live in Thompsontown
- Population515 plus or minus 112
- Median age49.6 plus or minus 11.4
- Population under 1867 plus or minus 32
- Share under 1813.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over127 plus or minus 40
- Share 65 and over24.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Households284 plus or minus 57
- Family households116 plus or minus 36
- Share of households that are families40.8 percent plus or minus 9.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thompsontown
Income and work in Thompsontown
- Median household income$41,042
- Per capita income$29,997
- Civilian labor force240 plus or minus 62
- Employed237 plus or minus 61
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over385
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thompsontown
Housing in Thompsontown
- Housing units325
- Occupied units284 plus or minus 57
- Vacant units41 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate12.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied157 plus or minus 38
- Renter occupied127 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate55.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$147,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$709
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units179 plus or minus 45
- Share single family55.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more125 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more38.5 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Mobile homes21 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thompsontown
How Thompsontown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute199 plus or minus 60
- Commuting under 15 minutes37 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.6 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more116 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.3 percent
- Drove alone76.8 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home16.0 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thompsontown
Flood risk in Thompsontown
- NFIP communityBorough of Thompsontown
- NFIP community number420521
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/02/12
The Borough of Thompsontown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420521 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Juniata County, not Thompsontown
Juniata County context, not Thompsontown figures
- Establishments in Juniata County516
- Covered employment, Juniata County6,498
- Average annual pay, Juniata County$47,182
- Housing units permitted, Juniata County34
Every figure in this section is published for Juniata County as a whole and is not a measurement of Thompsontown.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Thompsontown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Thompsontown, Pennsylvania?
515, in 284 households. Thompsontown borough covers 0.33 square miles of land, which is 1,580 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Thompsontown in?
Juniata County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Thompsontown?
$41,042. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $147,600. Median gross rent is $709 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Thompsontown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Thompsontown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Thompsontown, borough of, community 420521, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Thompsontown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Juniata County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Thompsontown.
Is zoning published for Thompsontown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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