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Thornton, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $510,100 (it was $152,100 in 2000)
Thornton:

$510,100
Colorado:

$531,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $400,100 - $658,600

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $570,742
Here:

$570,742
State:

$676,667

Townhouses or other attached units: $399,648
Here:

$399,648
State:

$526,340

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $361,832
Here:

$361,832
State:

$385,502

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $287,704
Here:

$287,704
State:

$417,586

Mobile homes: $46,177
Here:

$46,177
State:

$115,510

Total population: 130,307 (Urban population: 82,217, Rural population: 216 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 50,985 (50,048 occupied: 38,265 owner occupied, 11,783 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

24%
State:

34%

Housing density: 1,898 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $806,964.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,686 (lower quartile is $1,409, upper quartile is $1,928)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,089


Median gross rent in Thornton, CO in 2022: $1,810

Housing units in Thornton with a mortgage: 29,099 (3,381 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,746 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 512

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $118,995

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $94,585

Median monthly housing costs: $1,857

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Thornton, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1997

Median year apartment built: 1997

Household type by relationship:

Households: 143,279
  • Male householders: 23,698 (2,815 living alone), Female householders: 26,350 (6,031 living alone)
  • 29,141 spouses (28,881 opposite-sex spouses), 4,606 unmarried partners, (4,568 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 46,532 children (43,724 natural, 1,318 adopted, 1,490 stepchildren), 3,619 grandchildren, 1,356 brothers or sisters, 2,319 parents, 63 foster children, 870 other relatives, 4,050 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 675

Size of family households: 12,313 2-persons, 10,526 3-persons, 6,707 4-persons, 4,569 5-persons, 2,020 6-persons, 644 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,846 1-person, 3,594 2-persons, 365 3-persons, 95 4-persons, 304 5-persons, 65 6-persons.

25,075 married couples with children.
7,588 single-parent households (2,935 men, 4,653 women).

73.5% of residents of Thornton speak English at home.
20.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 16,893 (11.8%)
(40.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Thornton, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Thornton, Colorado
  • 147no bedroom
  • 4821 bedroom
  • 4,7742 bedrooms
  • 18,7743 bedrooms
  • 9,3354 bedrooms
  • 4,7535+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thornton, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thornton, Colorado
  • 363no bedroom
  • 3,2791 bedroom
  • 4,3002 bedrooms
  • 2,9183 bedrooms
  • 6194 bedrooms
  • 3045+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Thornton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Thornton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 439no vehicle
  • 6,8611 vehicle
  • 16,6252 vehicles
  • 8,8773 vehicles
  • 3,5754 vehicles
  • 1,8885+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Thornton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Thornton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 763no vehicle
  • 4,6211 vehicle
  • 4,4602 vehicles
  • 1,3763 vehicles
  • 2594 vehicles
  • 3045+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thornton, Colorado
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thornton, Colorado
  • 01 room
  • 1412 rooms
  • 1,0443 rooms
  • 3,5004 rooms
  • 5,5155 rooms
  • 7,0416 rooms
  • 5,9337 rooms
  • 6,1398 rooms
  • 8,9529+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thornton, Colorado
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thornton, Colorado
  • 3631 room
  • 1,1272 rooms
  • 1,9523 rooms
  • 2,1024 rooms
  • 3,6675 rooms
  • 7626 rooms
  • 8307 rooms
  • 4528 rooms
  • 5289+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Thornton, CO
Thornton city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Thornton, CO household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Thornton, CO in 2022
  • 1,008Less than $10,000
  • 979$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,677$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,569$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,143$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,629$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,798$60,000 to $74,999
  • 7,972$75,000 to $99,999
  • 6,560$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6,022$125,000 to $149,999
  • 6,480$150,000 to $199,999
  • 7,211$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Thornton, CO

  • Distribution of house value in Thornton, CO in 2022
  • 364Less than $10,000
  • 115$10,000 to $14,999
  • 42$15,000 to $19,999
  • 121$20,000 to $24,999
  • 428$25,000 to $29,999
  • 227$30,000 to $34,999
  • 148$35,000 to $39,999
  • 176$40,000 to $49,999
  • 239$50,000 to $59,999
  • 719$60,000 to $69,999
  • 180$70,000 to $79,999
  • 63$80,000 to $89,999
  • 257$90,000 to $99,999
  • 270$100,000 to $124,999
  • 181$125,000 to $149,999
  • 157$150,000 to $174,999
  • 93$175,000 to $199,999
  • 542$200,000 to $249,999
  • 908$250,000 to $299,999
  • 5,603$300,000 to $399,999
  • 9,674$400,000 to $499,999
  • 16,670$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,682$750,000 to $999,999
  • 522$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 30$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 197$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Thornton, CO

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Thornton, CO in 2022
  • 272Less than $100
  • 18$100 to $149
  • 26$150 to $199
  • 10$200 to $249
  • 26$250 to $299
  • 96$300 to $349
  • 15$350 to $399
  • 7$400 to $449
  • 32$450 to $499
  • 22$500 to $549
  • 12$550 to $599
  • 160$600 to $649
  • 41$650 to $699
  • 93$700 to $749
  • 55$750 to $799
  • 231$800 to $899
  • 350$900 to $999
  • 1,106$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,182$1,250 to $1,499
  • 5,399$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,899$2,000 to $2,499
  • 282$2,500 to $2,999
  • 194$3,000 to $3,499
  • 21$3,500 or more
  • 353No cash rent
Work and jobs in Thornton: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.2%
Number of people working at home: 14,556 (18.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 252
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,518
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 8,324
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 11,019
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 7,580
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4,838
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 13,133
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,189
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3,150
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 8,690
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 4,038
  • 90 or more minutes: 853
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Thornton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 25,210 (59.8%)
  • Carpooled: 3,469 (8.2%)
  • Bus: 65 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 333 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 145 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 529 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 14,556 (34.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 10.2%Males
  • 7.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 7.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.8%Males
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.2%Males
  • 6.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 5.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Thornton, Colorado
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Thornton, Colorado
  • 4,7852010 or later
  • 6,3252000 to 2009
  • 4,6191990 to 1999
  • 1,6511980 to 1989
  • 9281970 to 1979
  • 539Before 1970
Ancestries in Thornton, CO

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 6,439 (9.5%)
  • American: 3,879 (5.7%)
  • English: 3,792 (5.6%)
  • Irish: 2,740 (4.0%)
  • Italian: 2,091 (3.1%)
  • European: 1,388 (2.0%)
  • Afghan: 1,232 (1.8%)
  • Polish: 1,107 (1.6%)
  • French: 551 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 485 (0.7%)
  • Norwegian: 462 (0.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 395 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 378 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 345 (0.5%)
  • Scandinavian: 311 (0.5%)
  • Ethiopian: 252 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 245 (0.4%)
  • Slovak: 221 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 187 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 177 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 175 (0.3%)
  • British: 149 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 141 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 135 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 115 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 107 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 105 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 98 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 96 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 90 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 78 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 76 (0.1%)
  • Australian: 63 (0.09%)
  • Arab: 63 (0.09%)
  • Croatian: 61 (0.09%)
  • Yugoslavian: 50 (0.07%)
  • Latvian: 49 (0.07%)
  • Romanian: 46 (0.07%)
  • Turkish: 45 (0.07%)
  • Bulgarian: 43 (0.06%)
  • Slavic: 41 (0.06%)
  • Armenian: 33 (0.05%)
  • Hungarian: 32 (0.05%)
  • Brazilian: 31 (0.05%)
  • African: 25 (0.04%)
  • Maltese: 20 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 20 (0.03%)
  • Iraqi: 17 (0.03%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 17 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 17 (0.03%)
  • Swiss: 16 (0.02%)
  • Lebanese: 12 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Jamaican: 7 (0.01%)
  • Austrian: 5 (0.01%)
  • South African: 5 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 5 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Thornton:

56.1% (11,315)
Colorado:

38.3% (209,491)

India
Thornton:

5.0% (1,013)
Colorado:

4.0% (21,689)

Afghanistan
Thornton:

4.3% (869)
Colorado:

0.3% (1,730)

Vietnam
Thornton:

3.6% (721)
Colorado:

3.0% (16,616)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Thornton:

2.6% (528)
Colorado:

3.3% (17,998)

Philippines
Thornton:

2.5% (510)
Colorado:

2.3% (12,342)

Brazil
Thornton:

2.5% (509)
Colorado:

1.0% (5,365)

El Salvador
Thornton:

1.8% (367)
Colorado:

2.2% (12,150)

Poland
Thornton:

1.7% (347)
Colorado:

0.9% (4,772)

Canada
Thornton:

1.5% (309)
Colorado:

2.7% (15,026)

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

  • This state: 74,554
  • Other state: 49,725
  • Northeast: 4,034
  • Midwest: 16,322
  • South: 9,395
  • West: 19,974

87.3% of Thornton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77.5% lived in Colorado.


Thornton:

87.3%
State average:

83.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,035
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 415
  • 5th and 6th grade: 113
  • 7th and 8th grade: 481
  • 9th grade: 968
  • 10th grade: 331
  • 11th grade: 772
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,581
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,009
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,084
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,508
  • Associate degree: 3,638
  • Bachelor's degree: 9,605
  • Master's degree: 3,532
  • Professional school degree: 204
  • Doctorate degree: 624
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,619
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 336
  • 5th and 6th grade: 491
  • 7th and 8th grade: 110
  • 9th grade: 479
  • 10th grade: 670
  • 11th grade: 519
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,204
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,695
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,407
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,716
  • Associate degree: 4,160
  • Bachelor's degree: 11,423
  • Master's degree: 5,667
  • Professional school degree: 428
  • Doctorate degree: 471
Educational Attainment for Females
Thornton marital status for males
Thornton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 32,660
  • One, attached: 5,889
  • Two: 204
  • 3 or 4: 996
  • 5 to 9: 3,061
  • 10 to 19: 2,660
  • 20 to 49: 1,920
  • 50 or more: 1,056
  • Mobile homes: 2,539

Median worth of mobile homes: $52,000

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Thornton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Thornton, CO
  • 74.9%Utility gas
  • 22.7%Electricity
  • 1.3%Solar energy
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Thornton, CO
  • 53.8%Utility gas
  • 43.6%Electricity
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,113
Here:

7.4%
Colorado:

11.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 575
Here:

6.1%
Colorado:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 698
Here:

11.1%
Colorado:

14.0%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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