Thornton Population and Demographics

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Thornton City, Colorado Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Thornton Population: 82384 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 40978 49.74% Female 41406 50.26%       Under 5 years 7242 8.79% 5 to 9 years 7174 8.71% 10 to 14 years 6609 8.02% 15 to 19 years 6010 7.3% 20 to 24 years 5591 6.79% 25 to 34 years 14825 17.99% 35 to 44 years 14823 17.99% 45 to 54 years 10701 12.99% 55 to 59 years 2920 3.54% 60 to 64 years 1878 2.28% 65 to 74 years 2600 3.16% 75 to 84 years 1446 1.76% 85 years and over 565 0.69%       Median age (years) 30.8       18 years and over 57636 69.96% Male 28413 34.49% Female 29223 35.47% 21 years and over 54220 65.81% 62 years and over 5687 6.9% 65 years and over 4611 5.6% Male 1834 2.23% Female 2777 3.37%       Race     One race 79797 96.86% White 68137 82.71% Black or African American 1206 1.46% American Indian and Alaska Native 924 1.12% Asian 2063 2.5% Asian indian 200 0.24% Chinese 276 0.34% Filipino 202 0.25% Japanese 201 0.24% Korean 224 0.27% Vietnamese 388 0.47% Other Asian 572 0.69% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 87 0.11% Native Hawaiian 12 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 19 0.02% Samoan 19 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 37 0.04% Some other race 7380 8.96% Two or more races 2587 3.14%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 82384 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 17583 21.34% Mexican 9563 11.61% Puerto Rican 226 0.27% Cuban 86 0.1% Other Hispanic or Latino 7708 9.36% Not Hispanic or Latino 64801 78.66% White alone 59635 72.39%       Relationship     Total Population 82384 100.00% In households 81834 99.33% Householder 28882 35.06% Spouse 16686 20.25% Child 27372 33.22% Own child under 18 years 22510 27.32% Other relatives 4319 5.24% Under 18 years 1692 2.05% Nonrelatives 4575 5.55% Unmarried partner 1938 2.35% In group quarters 550 0.67% Institutionalized population 490 0.59% Non-Institutionalized population 60 0.07%       Households by Type     Total Households 28882 100.0 % Family households (families) 21528 74.54% With own children under 18 years 12206 42.26% Married-couple family 16686 57.77% With own children under 18 years 9096 31.49% Female householder, no husband present 3314 11.47% With own children under 18 years 2213 7.66% Non Family households 7354 25.46% Householder living alone 5411 18.73% Householder 65 years and over 1111 3.85%       Households with individuals under 18 years 13216 45.76% Households with individuals 65 years and over 3195 11.06%       Average Household size 2.83 Average family size 3.25       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 29573 100.00% Occupied housing units 28882 97.66% Vacant housing units 691 2.34% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 19 0.06% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 28882 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 22448 77.72% Renter-occupied housing units. 6434 22.28%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.91 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.57

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