Mexico vs Thompsontown

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

Mexico 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 411 in Mexico). Mexico has the higher median household income ($49,476 vs $41,875 in Thompsontown). Mexico has the higher median home value ($171,100 vs $158,300 in Thompsontown).

Population, income & housing

	Mexico	Thompsontown
Population	411	554
Median age	40.1 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,476	$41,875
Median home value	$171,100	$158,300
Median gross rent	$1,143	$707
Housing units	221	323
Homeownership rate	65.2%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mexico	Thompsontown
Population	367 → 411 (+12.0%)	801 → 554 (-30.8%)
Median household income	$50,750 → $49,476 (-2.5%)	$43,333 → $41,875 (-3.4%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $171,100 (+93.8%)	$128,100 → $158,300 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $1,143 (+73.7%)	$596 → $707 (+18.6%)

Mexico

Population

367411

Median household income

$50,750$49,476

Median home value

$88,300$171,100

Median gross rent

$658$1,143

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)

	Mexico	Thompsontown
Under 5	3.4%	8.5%
5 to 17	9.5%	11.6%
18 to 24	4.9%	12.6%
25 to 34	31.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	8.1%
45 to 54	3.9%	7.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.6%
75 and over	10.9%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mexico	Thompsontown
White (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	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	3.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	20.9%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mexico	Thompsontown
No high school diploma	10.1%	12.6%
High school graduate	43.2%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mexico	Thompsontown
Drove alone	89.4%	71.7%
Carpooled	1.7%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	15.6%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mexico	Thompsontown
1-unit, detached	93.2%	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	6.8%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Mexico	Thompsontown
Poverty rate	5.6%	22.4%
Average household size	2.04	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1955	1963