What percentage of people rent in Thompsonville, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Thompsonville, CT, 2020–2024
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59.7% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Thompsonville, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,869 renting households against 1,263 that own their home.

In Thompsonville, the share of households that rent went from 62.6% in 2015–2019 to 59.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 59.7% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 1,869 (±227)
Median renter income: $42,154 (±$15,935)

Who rents and who owns in Thompsonville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Thompsonville	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	59.7% (±4.6 points)	34.3% (±0.6 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,869 (±227)	134,059 (±2,433)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,263 (±186)	257,054 (±2,433)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,154 (±$15,935)	$49,201 (±$1,765)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,486 (±$13,127)	$123,850 (±$1,794)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Thompsonville, the renter share is higher than in Capitol Planning Region (34.3%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (33.5%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Capitol Planning Region, Thompsonville ranks 3 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 8 of 132.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Thompsonville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	62.6% (±5.1 points)	59.7% (±4.6 points)	−2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,114 (±$50)	$1,404 (±$103)	+26.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,257 (±$5,874)	$71,805 (±$8,062)	+55.2%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Thompsonville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Thompsonville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Thompsonville	—	59.7% (±4.6 points)	—
Sherwood Manor	2.0 mi	19.7% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Suffield Depot	2.2 mi	24.4% (±14.5 points)	Lower
Southwood Acres	2.6 mi	12.3% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Hazardville	3.3 mi	12.0% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Longmeadow (community)	4.1 mi	9.9% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Longmeadow	4.1 mi	9.9% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Suffield	4.3 mi	13.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Windsor Locks	5.3 mi	22.9% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sherwood Manor, CT (19.7%), Suffield Depot, CT (24.4%), Southwood Acres, CT (12.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Capitol Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rockville	77.3% (±4.9 points)
2	Storrs	73.4% (±7.9 points)
3	Thompsonville	59.7% (±4.6 points)
4	Manchester (community)	44.1% (±3.0 points)
5	East Hartford (community)	39.6% (±2.5 points)
6	Stafford Springs	36.7% (±7.5 points)
7	Plantsville	36.2% (±16.7 points)
8	Tariffville	35.9% (±12.9 points)
9	Simsbury Center	33.0% (±4.6 points)

Showing 9 of 31 places in Capitol Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Thompsonville is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Enfield, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Thompsonville

How many renters are there in Thompsonville?

Thompsonville has an estimated 1,869 (±227) renting households, 59.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Thompsonville?

In Thompsonville, the share of households that rent went from 62.6% in 2015–2019 to 59.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Thompsonville?

A renting household in Thompsonville has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Thompsonville?

The median renting household in Thompsonville, CT has an income of $42,154 (±$15,935) a year, against $100,486 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Thompsonville CDP, Connecticut (place:75940, in state:09).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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