COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thompson vs Carbondale
PLACE A
Thompson, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Thompson is 97% smaller than Carbondale. Thompson earns more, with a median household income $10,677 higher. Carbondale has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -15%).
THOMPSONCARBONDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population2468,731−97% vs Carbondale
Population density4802,692−2,212
Population growth-15.1%-0.7%−14.3 pts
Median age31.542.3−10.8
Male62.7%51.6%+11.1 pts
Female37.3%48.4%−11.1 pts
Foreign-born0.9%1.4%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.0%80.2%+11.8 pts
Black0.3%2.2%−1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%10.9%−10.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other7.3%6.7%+0.7 pts
Median household income$58,393$47,716+$10,677
Per capita income$27,521$27,436+$85
Poverty rate30.0%26.4%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.455Even
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%19.0%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree3.9%7.5%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate12.7%8.4%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation72.8%52.7%+20.1 pts
Median home value$158,300$132,200+$26,100
Median gross rent$1,125$660+$465
Owner-occupied57.9%51.2%+6.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.5%11.2%+19.3 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%49.8%−0.9 pts
Average commute38.919.4+19.5
Worked from home15.9%4.7%+11.2 pts
Public transit to work3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Uninsured11.6%3.5%+8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025