Thornton, IA Demographic Data
Thornton, IA Summary
Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County in Iowa
- Population: 455
- Area: 1.25 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.25 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 364.87 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,187.66 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Thornton, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
235
49%
50.8
Male
247
51%
49.2
Total Population
482
323,128,000
Thornton, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
35
7.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
25
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
38
7.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
24
5.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
33
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
66
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
59
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
46
9.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
43
8.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
30
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
47
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
25
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
11
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
373
77.4%
77.2
Female
192
51.5%
51.3
Male
181
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
355
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
98
20.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
83
17.2%
15.2
Female
36
43.4%
55.8
Male
47
56.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Thornton, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
475
98.5%
96.8
White
466
96.7%
72.6
Black or African American
5
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
1
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
1
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
3
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
7
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
17
3.5%
17.8
Mexican
10
2.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
7
1.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
465
96.5%
82.2
Thornton, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3
0.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
21
6.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
108
33.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
90
27.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
50
15.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
47
14.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
8
2.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
24
7.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
303
92.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
55
16.8%
31.2
Thornton, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
100
26.0%
33.7%
Now Married
218
56.8%
47.5
Divorced
45
11.7%
11.0%
Separated
9
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
12
3.1
5.8%
Thornton, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
440
98.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
7
1.6%
21.6%
Spanish
7
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Thornton, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
12
5.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
8
3.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
32
14.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
30
14.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
44
20.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
44
20.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
29
13.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
10
4.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
40,625
57,617
Per capita income
22,597
31,128
Thornton, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
9
3.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
25
10.2%
9.8
Construction
26
10.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
57
23.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
16
6.5%
6.6
Information
9
3.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
22
8.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
17
6.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
14
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
1
0.4%
4.6
Retail trade
28
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4
1.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
18
7.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
45
18.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
53
21.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
40
16.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
56
22.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
52
21.1%
18.1%
Thornton, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
240
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
184
76.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
34
14.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.8%
5.1
Walked
12
5.0%
2.7
Other means
2
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
6
2.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.5
26.6
Thornton, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2
0.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
78
36.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
89
41.4%
37.1
3 or more
46
21.4%
21.0
Thornton, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
215
91.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
148
68.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
67
31.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
21
8.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Thornton, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
236
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
6
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
16
6.8%
9.1
4 rooms
43
18.2%
16.5
5 rooms
54
22.9%
19.8
6 rooms
28
11.9%
17.8
7 rooms
35
14.8%
12.0
8 rooms
26
11.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
28
11.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Thornton, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
236
1-unit, detached
208
88.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
1
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
16
6.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5
2.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Thornton, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
98
41.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
28
11.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
39
16.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
26
11.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
23
9.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9
3.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3
1.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10
4.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Thornton, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
164
76.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7
3.3%
4.7
Electricity
41
19.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
1
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.9%
1.1
Thornton, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
79
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
1
1.3%
20.1%
Less than $500
2
2.5%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
23
29.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
53
67.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
44
55.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
10.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
5.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10
12.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
13
16.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Thornton, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
63
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
27
42.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
36
57.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
4
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
532
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
12
20.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
10
16.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
22.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
6
10.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
18
30.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Thornton, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
148
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
35
23.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
82
55.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
18
12.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
8
5.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5
3.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
67,500
205,000