COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thompson vs Binghamton
PLACE A
Thompson, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Binghamton, New York
Thompson is 99% smaller than Binghamton. Thompson earns more, with a median household income $12,815 higher. Binghamton has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -15%).
THOMPSONBINGHAMTONDIFFERENCE
Total population24646,418−99% vs Binghamton
Population density4804,430−3,949
Population growth-15.1%1.3%−16.3 pts
Median age31.535.9−4.4
Male62.7%48.2%+14.5 pts
Female37.3%51.8%−14.5 pts
Foreign-born0.9%11.7%−10.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.0%64.9%+27.2 pts
Black0.3%13.0%−12.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%9.5%−9.2 pts
Asian0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Other7.3%5.9%+1.5 pts
Median household income$58,393$45,578+$12,815
Per capita income$27,521$30,320−$2,799
Poverty rate30.0%32.6%−2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.500−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%30.7%−22.0 pts
Graduate degree3.9%15.0%−11.1 pts
Unemployment rate12.7%10.2%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation72.8%57.0%+15.8 pts
Median home value$158,300$124,800+$33,500
Median gross rent$1,125$870+$255
Owner-occupied57.9%44.0%+14.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.5%16.0%+14.6 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%48.3%+0.6 pts
Average commute38.919.0+20.0
Worked from home15.9%9.3%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work3.0%7.6%−4.6 pts
Uninsured11.6%4.9%+6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025