East Waterford vs Thompsontown

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

East Waterford 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 127 in East Waterford). East Waterford has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $41,875 in Thompsontown). Thompsontown has the higher median home value ($158,300 vs $141,700 in East Waterford).

Population, income & housing

	East Waterford	Thompsontown
Population	127	554
Median age	50.5 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$41,875
Median home value	$141,700	$158,300
Median gross rent	—	$707
Housing units	63	323
Homeownership rate	80.0%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Waterford	Thompsontown
Population	189 → 127 (-32.8%)	801 → 554 (-30.8%)
Median household income	$38,036 → $63,750 (+67.6%)	$43,333 → $41,875 (-3.4%)
Median home value	$117,800 → $141,700 (+20.3%)	$128,100 → $158,300 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$596 → $707 (+18.6%)

East Waterford

Population

189127

Median household income

$38,036$63,750

Median home value

$117,800$141,700

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 Waterford	Thompsontown
Under 5	5.5%	8.5%
5 to 17	3.9%	11.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	12.6%
25 to 34	8.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	18.9%	8.1%
45 to 54	15.7%	7.2%
55 to 64	19.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	16.5%	10.6%
75 and over	4.7%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Waterford	Thompsontown
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Waterford	Thompsontown
No high school diploma	1.9%	12.6%
High school graduate	60.7%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Waterford	Thompsontown
Drove alone	75.3%	71.7%
Carpooled	12.3%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	15.6%
Other means	8.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Waterford	Thompsontown
1-unit, detached	92.1%	48.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	24.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	East Waterford	Thompsontown
Poverty rate	6.3%	22.4%
Average household size	2.12	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	49	29
Median year structure built	1938	1963