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Thornton, CO

146,689 Population
36.5 square miles 4,016.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 37.5 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Colorado: 38 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,592 ±$4,308 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $60,408 ±$1,014
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Colorado: $54,531 ±$713
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$101,096 ±$6,198 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $108,046 ±$2,110
  • a little higher than the amount in Colorado: $97,113 ±$1,081
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6% ±2% (8,798  ±2,920) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 8.5% 256,162 (±0.6% / ±16,899)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Colorado: 9.6% 560,040 (±0.4% / ±25,707)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.4 minutes ±0.5 (2,001,805  ±67,197) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 27 33,969,636 (±0.2 / ±280,471)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 25.2 61,223,800 (±0.1 / ±368,978)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

54,284 ±2,671 Number of households
  • the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 1,265,606 ±6,288
  • Colorado: 2,479,892 ±8,293
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (145,941  ±48) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 2.4 3,015,035 (±0 / ±2,108)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 2.4 5,828,363
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

8.2% ±3.5% (3,088  ±1,329) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 5.2% 40,561 (±0.5% / ±3,910)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Colorado: 5.2% 75,577 (±0.4% / ±5,202)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

56,586 ±2,681 Number of housing units
  • the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 1,328,534 ±1,955
  • Colorado: 2,662,111 ±3,196
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$548,600 ±$19,767 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $631,000 ±$4,074
  • a little less than the amount in Colorado: $574,600 ±$3,773
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.7% ±2.7% (19,801  ±3,841.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 14.3% 430,878 (±0.6% / ±18,319)
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 14.2% 836,283 (±0.4% / ±25,616.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.4% ±5% (86,135  ±5,692) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 92.6% 2,022,357 (±1.1% / ±24,623.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 93.2% 3,917,493 (±0.8% / ±32,413.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32% ±3.1% (31,560  ±3,212.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 51.7% 1,127,524 (±0.8% / ±17,414.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Colorado: 47.8% 2,008,558 (±0.5% / ±22,920.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.9% ±2.3% (20,311  ±3,408) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 13.5% 410,672 (±0.5% / ±15,875)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Colorado: 10.6% 628,683
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.4% ±1.6% (7,180  ±1,769) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 5.6% 134,656 (±0.3% / ±6,037)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 7% 328,370 (±0.2% / ±9,257)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,180 Total veterans ±1,769 5,674 Male ±1,475 1,506 Female ±764

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