Thompson is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 9,513 people and two associated neighborhoods, Thompson is the 103rd largest community in Connecticut. Much of the housing stock in Thompson was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Thompson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Thompson is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Thompson who work in office and administrative support (11.68%), sales jobs (11.02%), and management occupations (10.21%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.13% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Thompson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Thompson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Thompson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.33 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Thompson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Thompson overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Thompson, 21.86% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Thompson in 2022 was $53,331, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $213,324 for a family of four. The people who call Thompson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thompson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Thompson include French, English, Polish, Irish, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Thompson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
