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  6. Thompson Education Information
  7. Thompson Business Information
  8. Thompson Public Benefits Information
  9. Thompson Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Thompson Zip Codes


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Thompson Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 6,332
  • Land Area (2000): 104.449 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3.967 square kilometers
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  • Area Code(s): 860
  • Alias(es) (2003): EAST THOMPSON, MECHANICSVILLE, THOMPSON
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Houses (2000): 2,580
Thompson Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 1,955 30.85%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 27 0.43%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 4,355 68.72%

Thompson Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Thompson Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 1,656
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $61,551,000 / $12,624,000
Thompson Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 4,675 4,302 373 7.99% 80
1991 4,768 4,287 481 10.09% 101
1992 4,832 4,369 464 9.60% 96
1993 4,725 4,352 372 7.88% 79
1994 4,650 4,387 264 5.67% 57
1995 4,724 4,464 260 5.50% 55
1996 4,732 4,492 241 5.08% 51
1997 4,792 4,550 242 5.05% 50
1998 4,623 4,446 178 3.84% 38
1999 4,533 4,412 121 2.67% 27
2000 4,930 4,811 119 2.41% 24
2001 4,965 4,819 145 2.93% 29
2002 5,051 4,828 224 4.43% 44
2003 5,157 4,857 301 5.83% 58
2004 5,174 4,910 264 5.11% 51
2005 5,217 4,953 264 5.06% 51
2006 5,262 5,015 247 4.69% 47
2007 5,336 5,065 270 5.07% 51
2008 5,370 5,043 328 6.10% 61
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 5,381 5,036 345 6.41% 64
Feb 2008 5,377 5,019 358 6.66% 67
Mar 2008 5,389 5,040 349 6.48% 65
Apr 2008 5,340 5,048 292 5.47% 55
May 2008 5,371 5,060 311 5.79% 58
Jun 2008 5,446 5,098 348 6.39% 64
Jul 2008 5,365 5,071 294 5.48% 55
Aug 2008 5,334 5,026 308 5.77% 58
Sep 2008 5,329 4,986 343 6.44% 64
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Thompson Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 214 11.92%
2. Educational Services 117 6.52%
3. Metal Manufactuing 96 5.35%
4. Repair and Maintenance 82 4.57%
5. Health Care 74 4.12%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 71 3.96%
7. Finance and Insurance 69 3.84%
8. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 61 3.40%
9. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 59 3.29%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 56 3.12%
11. Public Administration 49 2.73%
12. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 46 2.56%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 45 2.51%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 44 2.45%
15. Machinery Manufacturing 41 2.28%
16. Paper Manufacturing 41 2.28%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 37 2.06%
18. U.S. Postal Service 36 2.01%
19. Other Transportation 33 1.84%
20. Food Manufacturing 30 1.67%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 286 17.39%
2. Educational Services 230 13.98%
3. Finance and Insurance 203 12.34%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 115 6.99%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 72 4.38%
6. Department and Other General Stores 69 4.19%
7. Social Assistance 64 3.89%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 36 2.19%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 35 2.13%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 34 2.07%
11. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 31 1.88%
12. Public Administration 30 1.82%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 29 1.76%
14. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 26 1.58%
15. Chemical Manufacturing 23 1.40%
16. U.S. Postal Service 23 1.40%
17. Metal Manufactuing 22 1.34%
18. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 20 1.22%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 20 1.22%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 19 1.16%

Thompson Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 156 8.69%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 136 7.58%
3. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 117 6.52%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 93 5.18%
5. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 92 5.13%
6. Other Management Occupations 83 4.62%
7. Other Material Moving Workers 71 3.96%
8. Other Installation / Maintenance 70 3.90%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 61 3.40%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 60 3.34%
11. Business Operations Specialists 53 2.95%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 50 2.79%
13. Carpenters 49 2.73%
14. Law Enforcement Workers 38 2.12%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 37 2.06%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 37 2.06%
17. Engineers 35 1.95%
18. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 29 1.62%
19. Teachers, Secondary School 28 1.56%
20. Painters and Paperhangers 27 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 102 6.20%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 90 5.47%
3. Secretaries and Admins 87 5.29%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 70 4.26%
5. Cashiers 69 4.19%
6. Other Production Occupations 67 4.07%
7. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 60 3.65%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 56 3.40%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 53 3.22%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 52 3.16%
11. Waiters and Waitresses 47 2.86%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 45 2.74%
13. Registered Nurses 43 2.61%
14. Other Food Preparation and Servers 42 2.55%
15. Other Personal Care, Not child care 39 2.37%
16. Financial Managers 38 2.31%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 37 2.25%
18. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 36 2.19%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 34 2.07%
20. Other Healthcare Support 34 2.07%

Thompson Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,837 57.84%
15-35 hours 643 13.11%
1-14 hours 179 3.65%
No regular hours 1,246 25.40%

Thompson Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 94 2.83%
5 AM-5:29 AM 69 2.08%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 183 5.51%
6 AM-6:29 AM 349 10.52%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 542 16.33%
7 AM-7:29 AM 528 15.91%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 449 13.53%
8 AM-8:29 AM 276 8.32%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 133 4.01%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 169 5.09%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 47 1.42%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 14 0.42%
Noon-3:59 PM 241 7.26%
4 PM-11:59 PM 225 6.78%

Thompson Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 103 3.10%
5-9 331 9.97%
10-14 589 17.75%
15-19 525 15.82%
20-24 382 11.51%
25-29 252 7.59%
30-34 369 11.12%
35-39 87 2.62%
40-44 98 2.95%
45-59 276 8.32%
60-89 189 5.69%
At least 90 118 3.56%

Thompson Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 5 0.15% 2,177 65.59%
30-44 0 0.00% 554 16.69%
45-59 0 0.00% 276 8.32%
At least 60 12 0.36% 295 8.89%

Thompson Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 16 0.47%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 361 10.68%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,902 85.83%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 14 0.41%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 17 0.50%
Color 6 Box Walked 9 0.27%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 62 1.83%

Thompson Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Thompson Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,465 (6,326 people)
Families (2000): 1,784 (5,421 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 938
People at same address in 1995: 4,228
Thompson Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 111 4.50%
$10,000-$14,999 171 6.94%
$15,000-$19,999 145 5.88%
$20,000-$24,999 168 6.82%
$25,000-$29,999 110 4.46%
$30,000-$34,999 113 4.58%
$35,000-$39,999 126 5.11%
$40,000-$44,999 125 5.07%
$45,000-$49,999 178 7.22%
$50,000-$59,999 314 12.74%
$60,000-$74,999 281 11.40%
$75,000-$99,999 388 15.74%
$100,000-$124,999 123 4.99%
$125,000-$149,999 37 1.50%
$150,000-$199,999 57 2.31%
$200,000 or more 18 0.73%

Thompson Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 528 21.65%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 741 30.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 117 4.80%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 404 16.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 14 0.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 422 17.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 160 6.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 32 1.31%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 17 0.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Thompson Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,030 29.82%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,019 14.97%
Public Assistance 48 0.71%
Retirement 382 5.61%
Self Employment 278 4.08%
Social Security 664 9.75%
Supplemental Security 73 1.07%
Wage / Salary 1,961 28.80%
Other 353 5.19%

Thompson Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 740 48.43%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 788 51.57%

Thompson Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 215 8.71%
Color 1 Box Married 1,621 65.65%
Color 2 Box Never Married 582 23.57%
Color 3 Box Widowed 51 2.07%

Thompson Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 213 8.34%
Color 1 Box Married 1,577 61.72%
Color 2 Box Never Married 476 18.63%
Color 3 Box Widowed 289 11.31%

Thompson Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Thompson Education Information Back to top
Thompson Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 264 5.62%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 506 10.78%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,737 36.99%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 933 19.87%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 328 6.98%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 629 13.39%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 299 6.37%

Thompson Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 41 0.65% 54 0.85% 95 1.50%
Kindergarten 59 0.93% 20 0.32% 79 1.25%
Grades 1-4 265 4.19% 72 1.14% 337 5.32%
Grades 5-8 447 7.06% 64 1.01% 511 8.07%
Grades 9-12 396 6.25% 45 0.71% 441 6.96%
Undergrad college 180 2.84% 89 1.41% 269 4.25%
Graduate or professional school 50 0.79% 16 0.25% 66 1.04%
Total 1,438 22.71% 360 5.69% 1,798 28.40%

Thompson Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Thompson Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 213
Thompson Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Thompson Public Benefits Information Back to top
Thompson Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 6,043 95.63%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 276 4.37%

Thompson Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Thompson Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Thompson Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 798 12.60%
10-19 Years 942 14.88%
20-29 Years 535 8.45%
30-39 Years 1,122 17.72%
40-49 Years 1,133 17.89%
50-59 Years 790 12.48%
60-69 Years 479 7.56%
70-79 Years 361 5.70%
80-89 Years 156 2.46%
90+ Years 16 0.25%

Thompson Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,178 50.19%
Color 1 Box Female 3,154 49.81%

Thompson Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 6,189 97.74%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 51 0.81%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 40 0.63%
Color 2 Box Asian 24 0.38%
Color 1 Box African-American 12 0.19%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 11 0.17%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.03%

Thompson Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 1,521 18.96%
2. Polish 1,117 13.92%
3. French Canadian 975 12.15%
4. English 963 12.00%
5. Irish 884 11.02%
6. Italian 744 9.27%
7. German 510 6.36%
8. Swedish 231 2.88%
9. Scottish 163 2.03%
10. United States Or American 151 1.88%

Thompson Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 5,515 92.24%
2. French 207 3.46%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 112 1.87%
4. Polish 63 1.05%
5. German 35 0.59%
6. Chinese 19 0.32%
7. Other Indo European 16 0.27%
8. Italian 6 0.10%
9. Other Slavic 6 0.10%

Thompson Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 6,221 98.17%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 84 1.33%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 32 0.50%

Thompson Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Thompson Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Thompson Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
06277