McGovern vs Thompsonville

A side-by-side comparison of McGovern and Thompsonville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McGovern has the higher population (4,290 vs 3,767 in Thompsonville). Thompsonville has the higher median household income ($118,981 vs $110,778 in McGovern). Thompsonville has the higher median home value ($399,200 vs $304,400 in McGovern).

Population, income & housing

	McGovern	Thompsonville
Population	4,290	3,767
Median age	43.6 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$110,778	$118,981
Median home value	$304,400	$399,200
Median gross rent	$1,166	—
Housing units	1,936	1,517
Homeownership rate	92.2%	97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	54.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGovern	Thompsonville
Population	2,790 → 4,290 (+53.8%)	3,574 → 3,767 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$77,446 → $110,778 (+43.0%)	$116,842 → $118,981 (+1.8%)
Median home value	$204,000 → $304,400 (+49.2%)	$296,100 → $399,200 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$942 → $1,166 (+23.8%)	$1,882 → $1,793 (-4.7%)

McGovern

Population

2,7904,290

Median household income

$77,446$110,778

Median home value

$204,000$304,400

Median gross rent

$942$1,166

Thompsonville

Population

3,5743,767

Median household income

$116,842$118,981

Median home value

$296,100$399,200

Median gross rent

$1,882$1,793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McGovern	Thompsonville
Under 5	4.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	21.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	0.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	4.2%
35 to 44	12.9%	15.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	7.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	17.9%
65 to 74	15.7%	16.4%
75 and over	5.6%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGovern	Thompsonville
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	97.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGovern	Thompsonville
No high school diploma	5.6%	2.4%
High school graduate	26.1%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	22.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGovern	Thompsonville
Drove alone	79.5%	77.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	17.4%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGovern	Thompsonville
1-unit, detached	86.0%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McGovern	Thompsonville
Poverty rate	1.1%	1.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1982	1973