Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Thompson is worth considering.
In Thompson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.23 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Thompson is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Thompson who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.67% of adults in Thompson have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Thompson in 2022 was $42,761, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,044 for a family of four. However, Thompson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Thompson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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, Irish, French Canadian, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Thompson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
