Thornton, CO Demographic Data
Thornton, CO Summary
Thornton is located in Adams County in Colorado
- Population: 124,131
- Area: 35.95 sq. miles
- Land Area: 34.84 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.11 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,452.78 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,228.35 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Thornton, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
68,031
50%
50.8
Male
68,659
50%
49.2
Total Population
136,690
323,128,000
Thornton, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
10,858
7.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8,213
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
11,418
8.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
9,734
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
9,240
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
21,521
15.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
18,788
13.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
19,694
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,584
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,452
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,457
6.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,588
1.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,143
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
100,373
73.4%
77.2
Female
49,888
49.7%
51.3
Male
50,485
50.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
94,717
69.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
15,708
11.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
12,188
8.9%
15.2
Female
6,630
54.4%
55.8
Male
5,558
45.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Thornton, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
130,952
95.8%
96.8
White
118,495
86.7%
72.6
Black or African American
2,599
1.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,015
0.7%
0.8
Asian
6,417
4.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,426
1.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,738
4.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
42,461
31.1%
17.8
Mexican
36,594
26.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
644
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
400
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4,823
3.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
94,229
68.9%
82.2
Thornton, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,853
5.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,137
7.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
24,451
28.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
19,357
22.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
8,437
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
17,409
20.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
6,583
7.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
10,990
12.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
76,237
87.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
23,992
27.5%
31.2
Thornton, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
33,896
31.9%
33.7%
Now Married
53,874
50.7%
47.5
Divorced
12,646
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
1,978
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
3,807
3.6
5.8%
Thornton, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
99,167
78.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
26,665
21.2%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Thornton, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,644
3.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,015
2.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,602
3.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,031
6.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
6,659
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
8,775
19.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7,859
17.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9,035
19.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,704
8.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,235
4.9%
6.4
Median household income
75,289
57,617
Per capita income
30,194
31,128
Thornton, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,012
1.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7,335
9.9%
9.8
Construction
6,678
9.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
13,241
17.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,390
4.6%
6.6
Information
1,873
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,269
7.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,244
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9,485
12.8%
11.4
Public administration
3,642
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
9,280
12.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,052
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,458
6.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,873
10.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
24,937
33.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,867
12.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
20,096
27.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
12,186
16.5%
18.1%
Thornton, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
73,201
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
58,178
79.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6,434
8.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,194
4.4%
5.1
Walked
583
0.8%
2.7
Other means
778
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
4,034
5.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.7
26.6
Thornton, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,361
3.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
11,139
24.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
19,183
42.1%
37.1
3 or more
13,876
30.5%
21.0
Thornton, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
45,559
96.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
33,391
73.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
12,168
26.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,568
3.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Thornton, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
47,127
1 room
276
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
1,183
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
5,040
10.7%
9.1
4 rooms
4,993
10.6%
16.5
5 rooms
7,125
15.1%
19.8
6 rooms
7,896
16.8%
17.8
7 rooms
6,832
14.5%
12.0
8 rooms
5,814
12.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
7,968
16.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Thornton, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
47,127
1-unit, detached
31,111
66.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4,357
9.2%
5.9
2-units
50
0.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,081
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,580
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,231
6.9%
4.4
20 or more units
2,958
6.3%
9.0
Mobile home
2,649
5.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
110
0.2%
0.1
Thornton, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
261
0.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
35
0.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,291
7.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,570
5.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,839
14.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
6,105
13.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
11,763
25.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
13,711
29.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,817
3.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
735
1.6%
1.4%
Thornton, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Thornton, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
26,965
47295100.0
Less than $500
233
0.9%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
564
2.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,354
5.0%
7.0%
$500 to $999
2,272
8.4%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,828
17.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,453
31.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
9,261
34.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
12,571
46.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,635
17.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,073
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,461
9.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4,225
15.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Thornton, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,302
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
955
8.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,482
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,480
12.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,072
17.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
539
4.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
5,056
43.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
584
0.0%
0.0%
Thornton, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
33,391
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,491
4.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
834
2.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
774
2.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,804
8.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
13,324
39.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
12,205
36.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,881
5.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
78
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
284,300
205,000
