Orchard vs Thompsons

A side-by-side comparison of Orchard and Thompsons: population, income, housing, and more.

Orchard and Thompsons are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Orchard has the higher population (257 vs 252 in Thompsons). Thompsons has the higher median household income ($57,500 vs $41,705 in Orchard). Thompsons has the higher median home value ($244,000 vs $211,400 in Orchard).

Population, income & housing

	Orchard	Thompsons
Population	257	252
Median age	48.9 yrs	53.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,705	$57,500
Median home value	$211,400	$244,000
Median gross rent	$1,250	—
Housing units	108	126
Homeownership rate	55.9%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orchard	Thompsons
Population	212 → 257 (+21.2%)	243 → 252 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$50,417 → $41,705 (-17.3%)	$47,500 → $57,500 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$145,200 → $211,400 (+45.6%)	$185,100 → $244,000 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $1,250 (+62.1%)	$913 → $1,153 (+26.3%)

Orchard

Population

212257

Median household income

$50,417$41,705

Median home value

$145,200$211,400

Median gross rent

$771$1,250

Thompsons

Population

243252

Median household income

$47,500$57,500

Median home value

$185,100$244,000

Median gross rent

$913$1,153

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orchard	Thompsons
Under 5	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.1%	8.7%
35 to 44	0.4%	8.3%
45 to 54	28.4%	23.8%
55 to 64	6.6%	14.7%
65 to 74	19.5%	11.9%
75 and over	9.3%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orchard	Thompsons
White (non-Hispanic)	25.7%	14.7%
Black or African American	1.9%	84.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	72.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orchard	Thompsons
No high school diploma	38.2%	1.5%
High school graduate	18.8%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orchard	Thompsons
Drove alone	87.8%	90.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orchard	Thompsons
1-unit, detached	73.1%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Orchard	Thompsons
Poverty rate	9.3%	4.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1971	1976