East Salem vs Thompsontown

A side-by-side comparison of East Salem and Thompsontown: population, income, housing, and more.

East Salem and Thompsontown are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thompsontown has the higher population (554 vs 123 in East Salem). East Salem has the higher median household income ($68,333 vs $41,875 in Thompsontown). Thompsontown has the higher median home value ($158,300 vs $156,300 in East Salem).

Population, income & housing

	East Salem	Thompsontown
Population	123	554
Median age	26.9 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$41,875
Median home value	$156,300	$158,300
Median gross rent	$1,075	$707
Housing units	62	323
Homeownership rate	50.0%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Salem	Thompsontown
Population	221 → 123 (-44.3%)	801 → 554 (-30.8%)
Median household income	$54,583 → $68,333 (+25.2%)	$43,333 → $41,875 (-3.4%)
Median home value	$120,000 → $156,300 (+30.3%)	$128,100 → $158,300 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,071 → $1,075 (+0.4%)	$596 → $707 (+18.6%)

East Salem

Population

221123

Median household income

$54,583$68,333

Median home value

$120,000$156,300

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,075

Thompsontown

Population

801554

Median household income

$43,333$41,875

Median home value

$128,100$158,300

Median gross rent

$596$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Salem	Thompsontown
Under 5	8.9%	8.5%
5 to 17	22.0%	11.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	12.6%
25 to 34	27.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.1%
45 to 54	9.8%	7.2%
55 to 64	6.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	2.4%	10.6%
75 and over	0.0%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Salem	Thompsontown
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Salem	Thompsontown
No high school diploma	4.1%	12.6%
High school graduate	63.5%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Salem	Thompsontown
Drove alone	90.4%	71.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	15.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Salem	Thompsontown
1-unit, detached	50.0%	48.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	24.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	50.0%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	East Salem	Thompsontown
Poverty rate	6.5%	22.4%
Average household size	2.93	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1971	1963