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Thompson, OH

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Overview


Thompson is a very small town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 2,147 people and just one neighborhood, Thompson is the 448th largest community in Ohio.

Thompson real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although Thompson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Thompson, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.62% of Thompson’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Thompson is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Thompson who work in office and administrative support (11.94%), sales jobs (7.27%), and management occupations (6.73%).

Of important note, Thompson is also a town of artists. Thompson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Thompson’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Thompson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.07% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Thompson is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Thompson a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Thompson has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Thompson’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Thompson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Thompson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Thompson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Thompson may be for you.

One downside of living in Thompson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.62 minutes every day commuting to work.

Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Thompson rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.70% of adults 25 and older in Thompson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Thompson in 2022 was $37,047, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,188 for a family of four. However, Thompson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Thompson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thompson residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Thompson include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Thompson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Thompson, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

has the amazing distinction of housing more same sex couples living together than 97.8% of neighborhoods in the U.S. If you are seeking such a neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that this is one place that you should consider.

Migration / Stability

Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. More residents of the neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 98.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish and Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 0.8% have Croatian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 11.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Thompson are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 60.6% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 35.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.6%), and 17.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Thompson, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (18.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (17.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (12.7%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (5.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (74.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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