South Montrose vs Thompson

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

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

Thompson has the higher population (297 vs 187 in South Montrose). Thompson has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $53,917 in South Montrose). South Montrose has the higher median home value ($178,100 vs $134,100 in Thompson).

Population, income & housing

	South Montrose	Thompson
Population	187	297
Median age	76.1 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,917	$62,500
Median home value	$178,100	$134,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,300
Housing units	92	147
Homeownership rate	93.1%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Montrose	Thompson
Population	—	330 → 297 (-10.0%)
Median household income	—	$45,833 → $62,500 (+36.4%)
Median home value	—	$100,900 → $134,100 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$731 → $1,300 (+77.8%)

South Montrose

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)

	South Montrose	Thompson
Under 5	1.6%	17.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	4.7%
25 to 34	2.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	3.7%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	19.9%
55 to 64	20.3%	5.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.1%
75 and over	51.3%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Montrose	Thompson
White (non-Hispanic)	67.4%	93.9%
Black or African American	5.9%	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	6.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Montrose	Thompson
No high school diploma	12.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	67.1%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	15.6%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Montrose	Thompson
Drove alone	60.0%	73.1%
Carpooled	20.0%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Montrose	Thompson
1-unit, detached	78.3%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	South Montrose	Thompson
Poverty rate	0.0%	23.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	17	35
Median year structure built	1954	1938