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(Urban population: 13,660 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 4,387 (477 farm, 3,910 nonfarm))

Houses: 4,838 (4,497 occupied: 2,099 owner occupied, 2,398 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  53%
State:  28%

Housing density: 64 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $303,955.


Median contract rent in 2007: $336 (lower quartile is $271, upper quartile is $452)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $426


Median gross rent in Thornton, ID in 2007: $365


Housing units in Thornton with a mortgage: 906 (112 second mortgage, 130 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 420






Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $164,279 (it was $94,300 in 2000)
Thornton:  $164,279
Idaho:  $178,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $121,575 - $240,069

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $214,504
Here:  $214,504
State:  $251,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $622,331
Here:  $622,331
State:  $186,487

In 2-unit structures: $300,732
Here:  $300,732
State:  $340,461

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $98,207
Here:  $98,207
State:  $193,422

Mobile homes: $47,678
Here:  $47,678
State:  $52,209

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,662
  • In family households: 9,965 (2,292 male householders, 440 female householders)
    2,394 spouses, 4,281 children (4,061 natural, 93 adopted, 127 stepchildren), 118 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 159 other relatives, 183 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,697 (735 male householders (217 living alone)), 1,040 female householders (358 living alone)), 4,922 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,385 (167 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 989 2-persons, 538 3-persons, 458 4-persons, 297 5-persons, 247 6-persons, 203 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 575 1-person, 73 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 191 4-persons, 146 5-persons, 715 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

3,154 married couples with children.
434 single-parent households (81 men, 353 women).

90.5% of residents of Thornton speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 664 (3.7%)
(20.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  7.1
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.3
State:  4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thornton, Idaho:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 65
  • 3 rooms: 51
  • 4 rooms: 197
  • 5 rooms: 273
  • 6 rooms: 276
  • 7 rooms: 311
  • 8 rooms: 240
  • 9 or more rooms: 686



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thornton, Idaho:
  • 1 room: 89
  • 2 rooms: 278
  • 3 rooms: 318
  • 4 rooms: 608
  • 5 rooms: 760
  • 6 rooms: 120
  • 7 rooms: 68
  • 8 rooms: 70
  • 9 or more rooms: 87



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 265
  • 1995 to 1998: 390
  • 1990 to 1994: 374
  • 1980 to 1989: 776
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,580
  • 1960 to 1969: 503
  • 1950 to 1959: 252
  • 1940 to 1949: 227
  • 1939 or earlier: 471


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Thornton:
  • no bedroom: 11
  • 1 bedroom: 87
  • 2 bedrooms: 340
  • 3 bedrooms: 688
  • 4 bedrooms: 509
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 464



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thornton:
  • no bedroom: 97
  • 1 bedroom: 443
  • 2 bedrooms: 660
  • 3 bedrooms: 970
  • 4 bedrooms: 123
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 105



Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Cars and other vehicles available in Thornton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 77
  • 1 vehicle: 358
  • 2 vehicles: 940
  • 3 vehicles: 498
  • 4 vehicles: 156
  • 5 or more vehicles: 70



Cars and other vehicles available in Thornton in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 294
  • 1 vehicle: 744
  • 2 vehicles: 823
  • 3 vehicles: 304
  • 4 vehicles: 106
  • 5 or more vehicles: 127


Thornton, ID house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Thornton, ID:

  • Less than $10,000: 34
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 17
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 24
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 30
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 35
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 35
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 8
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 39
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 38
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 16
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 28
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 29
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 32
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 215
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 254
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 370
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 197
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 286
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 194
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 81
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 75
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 48
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 2
  • $1,000,000 or more: 11
 


Thornton rent paid by renters for apartments graph
Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Thornton:

  • Less than $100: 46 people
  • $100 to $149: 39
  • $150 to $199: 84
  • $200 to $249: 200
  • $250 to $299: 439
  • $300 to $349: 367
  • $350 to $399: 267
  • $400 to $449: 182
  • $450 to $499: 135
  • $500 to $549: 105
  • $550 to $599: 56
  • $600 to $649: 27
  • $650 to $699: 46
  • $700 to $749: 4
  • $750 to $799: 8
  • $800 to $899: 11
  • $900 to $999: 13
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 40
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 47
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 58
  • $2,000 or more: 10
  • No cash rent: 184
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 175
  • 1990 to 1994: 120
  • 1985 to 1989: 175
  • 1980 to 1984: 96
  • 1975 to 1979: 33
  • 1970 to 1974: 3
  • 1970 to 1974: 24
  • 1965 to 1969: 38

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.3%
Number of people working at home: 414 (5.5% of all workers)



Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 810
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2385
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1697
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 777
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 428
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 130
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 300
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 68
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 137
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 105
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 94
  • 90 or more minutes: 126
 


Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 4,517 (60%)
  • Carpooled: 779 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 51 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 31 (0%)
  • Walked: 1,650 (22%)
  • Other means: 6 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 414 (6%)

Thornton, ID household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 508
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 512
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 586
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 427
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 426
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 362
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 251
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 244
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 200
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 372
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 310
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 169
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 52
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 20
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 30
  • $200,000 or more: 38
 


First ancestries reported:

 English: 3803
 Other groups: 1539
 German: 1533
 United States or American: 1366
 Danish: 652
 Scottish: 586
 Swedish: 571
 European: 491
 Norwegian: 437
 Irish: 412
 Swiss: 304
 British: 263
 Welsh: 205
 Italian: 192
 Scotch-Irish: 184
 Dutch: 139
 Scandinavian: 138
 French (except Basque): 76
 Polish: 65
 Northern European: 62
 Canadian: 49
 French Canadian: 47
 Ukrainian: 33
 Hungarian: 33
 Russian: 32
 Brazilian: 29
 Czechoslovakian: 25
 Finnish: 15
 Icelander: 13
 Greek: 12
 Basque: 12
 Croatian: 10
 Armenian: 9
 New Zealander: 9
 Portuguese: 8
 Czech: 7
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7
 Haitian: 7
 Yugoslavian: 6
 Australian: 5
 Austrian: 4


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (45%)
  • Canada (24%)
  • Brazil (5%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (2%)
  • Russia (2%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 8829
  • Northeast: 218
  • Midwest: 807
  • South: 724
  • West: 6626

34% of Thornton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Idaho.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 18
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 24
  • 5th and 6th grade: 49
  • 7th and 8th grade: 47
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 55
  • 11th grade: 29
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 67
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 595
  • Less than 1 year of college: 174
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 362
  • Associate degree: 328
  • Bachelor's degree: 328
  • Master's degree: 198
  • Professional school degree: 22
  • Doctorate degree: 94


Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 18
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 18
  • 5th and 6th grade: 41
  • 7th and 8th grade: 80
  • 9th grade: 73
  • 10th grade: 47
  • 11th grade: 28
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 81
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 596
  • Less than 1 year of college: 259
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 548
  • Associate degree: 428
  • Bachelor's degree: 315
  • Master's degree: 75
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0


Educational Attainment for Females



Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.3%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 20.7%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 71.4%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 20.8%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 20.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 17.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 23.3%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $34,209
  • Black householders: $10,855
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,958
  • Asian householders: $13,525
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $51,504
  • Some other race householders: $32,818
  • Two or more races householders: $18,744
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,121

Thornton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Thornton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Thornton household income for Asian householders

Thornton household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Thornton household income for Some other race householders

Thornton household income for Two or more races householders

Thornton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Thornton marital status for males

Thornton marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $172,169
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $148,271
  • Asian householders: $239,850
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $113,383

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,041
  • One, attached: 70
  • Two: 195
  • 3 or 4: 370
  • 5 to 9: 255
  • 10 to 19: 310
  • 20 to 49: 598
  • 50 or more: 428
  • Mobile homes: 566
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,783


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Thornton:

  


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (45%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (64%)
  • Utility gas (31%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
Here:  2.3%
Idaho:  7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21
Here:  2.4%
Idaho:  5.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,381
Here:  90.7%
Idaho:  22.0%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students


School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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