Colorado · Census place 77290
Thornton city, CO
Quick answer
Thornton city has 142,878 residents, ranking #6 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $100,985, the median home is worth $482,200 and median gross rent runs $1,810 a month.
- Population
- 142,878Thornton city residents
- Median household income
- $100,985Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $482,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,810Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Thornton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Thornton city median would spend about 21.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 73.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Colorado.
- Aurora city 390,201
- Fort Collins city 169,705
- Lakewood city 156,309
- Arvada city 122,835
- Westminster city 115,546
- Pueblo city 111,514
- Greeley city 109,421
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