Thornton, Idaho
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| Males: 11,147 |  (45.7%) |
| Females: 13,269 |  (54.3%) |
| Median resident age: |  20.4 years |
| Idaho median age: |  33.2 years |
Zip code: 83440
| Thornton: | $27,415 |
| ID: | $48,275 |
Estimated per capita income in 2015: $13,039 (it was $9,398 in 2000)
Thornton CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $182,634 (it was $94,300 in 2000)
| Thornton: | $182,634 |
| ID: | $176,300 |
Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $204,267; Detached houses: $228,276; Townhouses or other attached units: $149,389; In 2-unit structures: $151,940; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,947; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $72,369; Mobile homes: $48,153
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Races in Thornton, ID (2000)
- 16,99394.2%White alone
- 6803.8%Hispanic
- 1270.7%Two or more races
- 1120.6%Asian alone
- 490.3%American Indian alone
- 340.2%Black alone
- 430.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 90.05%Other race alone
Races in Thornton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: MST time zone
Elevation: 4860 feet
Land area: 75.4 square miles.
Population density: 324 people per square mile (very low).
For population 25 years and over in Thornton:
- High school or higher: 86.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Thornton CCD:
- Never married: 58.6%
- Now married: 35.8%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 2.7%
- Divorced: 2.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Thornton CCD: | 0.8% ($725) |
| Idaho: | 1.0% ($1,007) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Idaho Falls, ID 
(23.1 miles , pop. 50,730).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (443.3 miles , pop. 259,628).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (709.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities: Rexburg, ID (1.7 miles ),
Sugar City, ID (2.6 miles ),
Rigby, ID (3.1 miles ),
Moody Creek, ID (3.1 miles ),
Teton, ID (3.2 miles ),
Menan, ID (3.2 miles ),
Ririe, ID (3.3 miles ),
Lewisville, ID (3.4 miles ).
Latitude: 43.79 N, Longitude: 111.81 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 208
| Here: | 2.9% |
| Idaho: | 3.7% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Construction (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Health care (3%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Health care (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Average climate in Thornton, Idaho
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Thornton-area historical earthquake activity is near Idaho state average. It is 227% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 78.8 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 101.2 miles away from Thornton center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 369.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from the city center
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 127.2 miles away from Thornton center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 81.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Madison County (3) is a lot smaller than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thornton:
- Brigham Young University-Idaho (about 3 miles; Rexburg, ID; Full-time enrollment: 30,522)
- Idaho State University (about 71 miles; Pocatello, ID; FT enrollment: 10,350)
- Montana State University (about 136 miles; Bozeman, MT; FT enrollment: 12,942)
- Utah State University (about 142 miles; Logan, UT; FT enrollment: 21,131)
- College of Southern Idaho (about 159 miles; Twin Falls, ID; FT enrollment: 5,051)
- Weber State University (about 180 miles; Ogden, UT; FT enrollment: 17,655)
- Western Wyoming Community College (about 201 miles; Rock Springs, WY; FT enrollment: 2,086)
Notable locations in Thornton: Independence School (A), Rexburg - Madison County Emergency Services Station 2 (B), Rexburg - Madison County Emergency Services Station 1 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Thornton: Independence Ward Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Sutton Cemetery (1), Burton Cemetery (2), Beaver Dick Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Slough (A), Lyons Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2004 was 34.0. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 34.0 |
| U.S.: | 74.7 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2001 was 23.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 23.4 |
| U.S.: | 20.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2004 was 6.69. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 21.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.69 |
| U.S.: | 9.35 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thornton, ID
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009: | This place: | 3.7 people |
| Idaho: | 2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 39.8% |
| Whole state: | 71.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This place: | 41.6% |
| Whole state: | 11.8% |
| This place: | 25.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
People in group quarters in Thornton in 2000:
- 1,220 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 76 people in nursing homes
- 59 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 19 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.4 |
| Idaho average: | 11.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Thornton CCD (based on Madison County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 37,833 | 157 |
| Catholic | 582 | 1 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 162 | 3 |
| Mainline Protestant | 19 | 1 |
| None | - | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
| Madison County: | 0.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| Idaho: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
| Madison County: | 2.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.87 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
| Here: | 3.79 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 5.2% |
| Idaho: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Madison County: | 23.7% |
| Idaho: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 8.2% |
| State: | 11.7% |
15.04% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($21,367 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 15.04% |
| Idaho average: | 7.20% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Bonneville County, ID | 1.04% ($22,879 average AGI) |
| from Jefferson County, ID | 0.93% ($24,185) |
| from Fremont County, ID | 0.78% ($25,941) |
17.57% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($23,302 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 17.57% |
| Idaho average: | 7.21% |
0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($92 average AGI)
Madison County: 0.12% Idaho average: 0.08%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Bonneville County, ID | 1.89% ($28,612 average AGI) |
| to Utah County, UT | 1.18% ($21,462) |
| to Salt Lake County, UT | 1.12% ($21,505) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Thornton:
- KRXK (1230 AM; 1 kW; REXBURG, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
- KID (590 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KUPI (980 AM; 5 kW; AMMON, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)
- KZNI (1260 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID)
- KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KBLI (1620 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSEI (930 AM; 5 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
- KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KBRV (790 AM; 5 kW; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Owner: CARIBOU BROADCASTING INC.)
- KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Thornton:
- KGTM (98.1 FM; REXBURG, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
- KADQ-FM (94.3 FM; REXBURG, ID; Owner: SAND HILL MEDIA CORP.)
- KBYI (100.5 FM; REXBURG, ID; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-IDAHO)
- KBJX (107.9 FM; SHELLEY, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
- K209BO (89.7 FM; TETONIA, ID; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KCHQ (102.1 FM; DRIGGS, ID; Owner: TED W. AUSTIN, JR.)
- KFTZ (103.3 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
- KUPI-FM (99.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)
- KBYR-FM (91.5 FM; REXBURG, ID; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY - IDAHO)
- K275AB (102.9 FM; FREEDOM, WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION)
- KPLV (105.5 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
- KCVI (101.5 FM; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KLCE (97.3 FM; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KID-FM (96.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KQEO (107.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: SAND HILL MEDIA CORP.)
- K210AT (89.9 FM; ST. ANTHONY, ETC., ID; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Thornton:
- K13UF (Channel 13; REXBURG, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K59BV (Channel 59; LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
- KRXZ-LP (Channel 59; REXBURG, ID; Owner: E-DA-HOE, INC.)
- K12OB (Channel 12; ST. ANTHONY, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K12MA (Channel 12; REXBURG, ETC., ID; Owner: THE POST COMPANY)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Utility gas (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Thornton compared to Idaho state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
Thornton on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Printing and related support activities (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Postsecondary teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people walking to work (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Printing and related support activities (population 5,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest percentage of family households, population 10,000+"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Food (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Food (population 5,000+)"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #12 (83440) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest charity contributions deductions as a percentage of AGI in 2012 (pop 5,000+)"
- #50 (83440) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of English first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #50 (83440) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Welsh first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #61 (83440) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Danish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
