Thornton, CO Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	82,384	100.0

Male	40,978	49.7
Female	41,406	50.3

Under 5 years	7,242	8.8
5 to 9 years	7,174	8.7
10 to 14 years	6,609	8.0
15 to 19 years	6,010	7.3
20 to 24 years	5,591	6.8
25 to 34 years	14,825	18.0
35 to 44 years	14,823	18.0
45 to 54 years	10,701	13.0
55 to 59 years	2,920	3.5
60 to 64 years	1,878	2.3
65 to 74 years	2,600	3.2
75 to 84 years	1,446	1.8
85 years and over	565	0.7

Median age (years)	30.8	(X)

18 years and over	57,636	70.0
Male	28,413	34.5
Female	29,223	35.5
21 years and over	54,220	65.8
62 years and over	5,687	6.9
65 years and over	4,611	5.6
Male	1,834	2.2
Female	2,777	3.4

RACE
One race	79,797	96.9
White	68,137	82.7
Black or African American	1,206	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	924	1.1
Asian	2,063	2.5
Asian Indian	200	0.2
Chinese	276	0.3
Filipino	202	0.2
Japanese	201	0.2
Korean	224	0.3
Vietnamese	388	0.5
Other Asian ¹	572	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	87	0.1
Native Hawaiian	12	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	19	0.0
Samoan	19	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	37	0.0
Some other race	7,380	9.0
Two or more races	2,587	3.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	70,464	85.5
Black or African American	1,576	1.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,672	2.0
Asian	2,554	3.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	220	0.3
Some other race	8,658	10.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	82,384	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	17,583	21.3
Mexican	9,563	11.6
Puerto Rican	226	0.3
Cuban	86	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	7,708	9.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	64,801	78.7
White alone	59,635	72.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	82,384	100.0
In households	81,834	99.3
Householder	28,882	35.1
Spouse	16,686	20.3
Child	27,372	33.2
Own child under 18 years	22,510	27.3
Other relatives	4,319	5.2
Under 18 years	1,692	2.1
Nonrelatives	4,575	5.6
Unmarried partner	1,938	2.4
In group quarters	550	0.7
Institutionalized population	490	0.6
Noninstitutionalized population	60	0.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	28,882	100.0
Family households (families)	21,528	74.5
With own children under 18 years	12,206	42.3
Married-couple family	16,686	57.8
With own children under 18 years	9,096	31.5
Female householder, no husband present	3,314	11.5
With own children under 18 years	2,213	7.7
Nonfamily households	7,354	25.5
Householder living alone	5,411	18.7
Householder 65 years and over	1,111	3.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	13,216	45.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,195	11.1

Average household size	2.83	(X)
Average family size	3.25	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	29,573	100.0
Occupied housing units	28,882	97.7
Vacant housing units	691	2.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	19	0.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	28,882	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	22,448	77.7
Renter-occupied housing units	6,434	22.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.91	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.57	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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