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Colorado·Adams County
35 tracts·122K people·$518K median·3,333/mi²
White 50 · Hispanic 38 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 4 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 54 · Other 25 · Living alone 21
Retail 39 · Professional 17 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 13 · Health 11 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Sales · office 22 · Service 16 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 14 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Thornton is $517,500 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Thornton has 144,187 residents across 24 census tracts and 20 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.7; the population is 50.2% White, 37.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Asian, 4.1% Multiracial, 2.0% Black and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 32.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.0% (Census ACS).
Silver Creek Elementary (59%), Prairie Hills Elementary School (49%) and Hunters Glen Elementary School (45%) lead the elementary schools; Rocky Top Middle School (53%), Century Middle School (28%) and Rodger Quist Middle School (27%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,895/month, 20% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Thornton is $103,088 a year, 20% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Thornton, median rent is $1,895/month and the median home value is $517,500 (Census ACS).
Thornton reported 2.8 violent crimes and 29.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 43 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 15 inches; snowfall averages 45 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Thornton are hail (96), winter weather (82) and cold wave (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Thornton scores 12.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.6% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).