Oakland vs Thompson

A side-by-side comparison of Oakland and Thompson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oakland has the higher population (523 vs 297 in Thompson). Thompson has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $51,250 in Oakland). Thompson has the higher median home value ($134,100 vs $97,100 in Oakland).

Population, income & housing

	Oakland	Thompson
Population	523	297
Median age	33.4 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$62,500
Median home value	$97,100	$134,100
Median gross rent	$714	$1,300
Housing units	213	147
Homeownership rate	71.3%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	14.3%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakland	Thompson
Population	615 → 523 (-15.0%)	330 → 297 (-10.0%)
Median household income	$47,159 → $51,250 (+8.7%)	$45,833 → $62,500 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $97,100 (+30.7%)	$100,900 → $134,100 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $714 (+7.2%)	$731 → $1,300 (+77.8%)

Oakland

Population

615523

Median household income

$47,159$51,250

Median home value

$74,300$97,100

Median gross rent

$666$714

Thompson

Population

330297

Median household income

$45,833$62,500

Median home value

$100,900$134,100

Median gross rent

$731$1,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakland	Thompson
Under 5	7.6%	17.2%
5 to 17	21.4%	14.8%
18 to 24	10.5%	4.7%
25 to 34	18.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.4%	14.5%
45 to 54	9.8%	19.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	5.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	8.1%
75 and over	4.0%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakland	Thompson
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakland	Thompson
No high school diploma	8.9%	5.3%
High school graduate	54.1%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakland	Thompson
Drove alone	81.3%	73.1%
Carpooled	12.6%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	10.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakland	Thompson
1-unit, detached	74.2%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Oakland	Thompson
Poverty rate	20.2%	23.9%
Average household size	2.78	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1938	1938