About Thompsonville

Thompsonville is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,800 people and just one neighborhood, Thompsonville is the 406th largest community in Michigan.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Thompsonville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.1% of the Thompsonville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Thompsonville is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Thompsonville who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.52%), building maintenance and grounds keeping (8.05%), and food service (7.06%).

Thompsonville is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

Thompsonville is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Thompsonville isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.68% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Thompsonville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Thompsonville Information and Demographics

In Thompsonville, just 9.84% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Thompsonville in 2000 was $16,170, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,680 for a family of four.

The people who call Thompsonville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Thompsonville is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Thompsonville include German, English, Irish, Polish, Dutch, French, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Thompsonville is English.