Thompson vs Union Dale

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

Thompson and Union Dale 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 212 in Union Dale). Thompson has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $53,393 in Union Dale). Union Dale has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $134,100 in Thompson).

Population, income & housing

	Thompson	Union Dale
Population	297	212
Median age	34.9 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$53,393
Median home value	$134,100	$168,800
Median gross rent	$1,300	—
Housing units	147	152
Homeownership rate	64.0%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Thompson	Union Dale
Population	330 → 297 (-10.0%)	194 → 212 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$45,833 → $62,500 (+36.4%)	$54,625 → $53,393 (-2.3%)
Median home value	$100,900 → $134,100 (+32.9%)	$172,100 → $168,800 (-1.9%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $1,300 (+77.8%)	$638 → $675 (+5.8%)

Thompson

Population

330297

Median household income

$45,833$62,500

Median home value

$100,900$134,100

Median gross rent

$731$1,300

Union Dale

Population

194212

Median household income

$54,625$53,393

Median home value

$172,100$168,800

Median gross rent

$638$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Thompson	Union Dale
Under 5	17.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	5.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	3.8%
25 to 34	13.5%	9.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	8.5%
45 to 54	19.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	5.4%	28.3%
65 to 74	8.1%	14.6%
75 and over	2.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Thompson	Union Dale
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
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	5.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Thompson	Union Dale
No high school diploma	5.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	47.9%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Thompson	Union Dale
Drove alone	73.1%	83.3%
Carpooled	13.8%	10.0%
Public transit	2.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Thompson	Union Dale
1-unit, detached	74.8%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.4%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Thompson	Union Dale
Poverty rate	23.9%	10.8%
Average household size	2.97	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	35	23
Median year structure built	1938	1969