Moving to Thompsontown, Pennsylvania

Population: 711. Estimated population in July 2024: 710 (-0.1% change)
Males: 336 (47.3%), Females: 375 (52.7%)

Zip code: 17094

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $28,750
Median house value: $79,200

Population by Race

Races in Thompsontown:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

Ancestries: German (39.1%), United States (12.1%), Irish (9.7%), Dutch (5.9%), English (3.9%), Italian (3.8%).

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Thompsontown

• High school or higher: 79.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 2.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thompsontown borough

• Never married: 18.9%
• Now married: 51.9%
• Separated: 3.4%
• Widowed: 15.7%
• Divorced: 10.3%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +127 (+21.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Thompsontown:

• LEWISTON HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LEWISTOWN, PA)
• CARLISLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; CARLISLE, PA)
• HEALTHSOUTH OF MECHANICSBURG (about 30 miles; MECHANICSBURG, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thompsontown:

• HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
• UNIVERSITY PARK (about 46 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Abbreviation: UNV)
• WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 51 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Abbreviation: IPT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Thompsontown:

• MIFFLINTOWN (about 12 miles; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: P34)
• EWT 4 (about 25 miles; HONEY GROVE, PA; Abbreviation: 02P)
• CARLISLE (about 27 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Abbreviation: N94)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thompsontown:

• DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 25 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
• HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 31 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
• MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
• BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
• SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
• LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,738)
• PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 43 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)

Public primary/middle school in Thompsontown:

• THOMPSONTOWN-DELAWARE EL SCH (Students: 125; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Thompsontown:

• GOODWILL MENNONITE SCH (Students: 42; Location: RD 1 BOX 142B; Grades: 1 – 10)