Is Thompsons a good place to live?
Thompsons’ median age is 54.5 years, above both Texas’ towns (35.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Thompsons has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
186 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Thompsons: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Thompsons, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Thompsons.
About half of Thompsons’ working residents commute to Houston
Most working residents leave Thompsons for work: only 0% work in town. 8.1% of Thompsons residents live below the poverty line, below the Texas town median (12%) and near the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Houston (45%), Sugar Land (11%) and Rosenberg (7%).
| Thompsons | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Thompsons
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2016, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Thompsons.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Thompsons
Thompsons has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Thompsons’ July high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Thompsons binge drink than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
13% of adults binge drink in Thompsons. Thompsons beats the Texas average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 8.8% of adults smoke cigarettes in Thompsons.
| Thompsons | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Thompsons | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 19.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Reliant Stadium and 44 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Thompsons. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
23 mi MuseumRothko Chapel
25 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
24 mi Stadium & arenaTDECU Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaShell Energy StadiumPhoto credits
Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Thompsons
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Thompsons
About 5 of every 100 Thompsons residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
100% of working residents leave Thompsons for work
Where Thompsons’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Thompsons
Town in Texas, United States
Thompsons is a town in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 156 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 8.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 66 ft
- ZIP code
- 77481
- Area code
- 281
Questions about Thompsons
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Thompsons, TX a good place to live?
Thompsons has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.