Thornton Demographics

March 31, 2004

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*Data from 2000 Census. All other data from City of Thornton records.

Total Population	107,989
Age*	Percent
Median Age	30.8 Years
Population under 18	30.0%
Population over 65	5.6%
Gender*	Percent
Female	50.3%
Male	49.7%
Household Type	Units
Family Households	28,216
Non-family Households	9,658
Female Householder	4,356
Householder Living Alone	7,083
Households with members under 18	16,021
Race*	Percent
One Race	96.9%
White	82.7%
African American	1.5%
Native American	1.1%
Asian	2.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%
Some other race	9.0%
Two or more races	3.1%
Hispanic (of any race)	21.3%
Education*	Percent
Bachelor's degree	15.0%
Graduate degree or higher	4.8%
Income*	Amount
Per Capita Income	$21,471
Median Household Income	$54,445
Employment by Industry*	Percent
Manufacturing	13.0%
Education, health, and social services	13.0%
Retail trade	12.0%
Professional services	11.0%
Construction	10.0%
Transportation	9.0%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, leasing	7.0%
Arts, entertain, rec., accom., food service	7.0%
Information	6.0%
Wholesale trade	6.0%
Other Services (except public admin.)	4.0%
Public Administration	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining	1.0%
Poverty Status (living below poverty level)	Percent
Families	4.0%
Families with female householder	16.1%
Individuals	5.2%
Housing Tenure and Vacancy	Units
Total housing units	38,810
Occupied housing units	37,875
Owner-occupied	29,987
Renter-occupied	7,978
Average HH size owner-occupied	2.91
Average HH size renter-occupied	2.57
Vacancy rate owner-occupied	0.9%
Vacancy rate renter-occupied	4.7%
Housing Cost	Amount
Median home value	$207,000
Median contract rent	$802
Median income spent on rent	26.9%