Thornton, CO

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0877290, place: Thornton city, Colorado)

Total Population: 82,384
Male: 40,978 (49.74%)
Female: 41,406 (50.26%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 7,242 (8.79%)
5 to 9 years: 7,174 (8.71%)
10 to 14 years: 6,609 (8.02%)
15 to 19 years: 6,010 (7.3%)
20 to 24 years: 5,591 (6.79%)
25 to 34 years: 14,825 (17.99%)
35 to 44 years: 14,823 (17.99%)
45 to 54 years: 10,701 (12.99%)
55 to 59 years: 2,920 (3.54%)
60 to 64 years: 1,878 (2.28%)
65 to 74 years: 2,600 (3.16%)
75 to 84 years: 1,446 (1.76%)
85 years and over: 565 (0.69%)

Median age: 30.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 57,636 (69.96%)
21 years and over: 54,220 (65.81%)
62 years and over: 5,687 (6.9%)
65 years and over: 4,611 (5.6%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 57,636 (69.96%)
--Male: 28,413 (34.49%)
--Female: 29,223 (35.47%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 4,611 (5.6%)
--Male: 1,834 (2.23%)
--Female: 2,777 (3.37%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 79,797 (96.86%)
--White: 59,635 (72.39%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 17,583 (21.34%)
--Black or African American: 1,206 (1.46%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 924 (1.12%)
--Asian: 2,063 (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: 7,380 (8.96%)
Two or more Races: 2,587 (3.14%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 17,583 (21.34%)
--Mexican: 9,563 (11.61%)
--Puerto Rican: 226 (0.27%)
--Cuban: 86 (0.1%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 7,708 (9.36%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 64,801 (78.66%)
--White Alone: 59,635 (72.39%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 81,834 (99.33%)
--Householder: 28,882 (35.06%)
--Spouse: 16,686 (20.25%)
--Child: 27,372 (33.22%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 22,510 (27.32%)
--Other relatives: 4,319 (5.24%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 1,692 (2.05%)
--Nonrelatives: 4,575 (5.55%)
----Unmarried partner: 1,938 (2.35%)
Living in group quarters: 550 (0.67%)
--Institutionalized Population: 490 (0.59%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 60 (0.07%)
Total households: 28,882
Family households (families): 21,528 (74.54%)
----With own children under 18 years: 12,206 (42.26%)
--Married-couple families: 16,686 (57.77%)
----With own children under 18 years: 9,096 (31.49%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 3,314 (11.47%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,213 (7.66%)
Nonfamily households: 7,354 (25.46%)
--Householder living alone: 5,411 (18.73%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,111 (3.85%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 13,216 (45.76%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 3,195 (11.06%)
Average household size: 2.83 people
Average family size: 3.25 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 29,573
Occupied housing units: 28,882 (97.66%)
Vacant housing units: 691 (2.34%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 19 (0.06%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 0.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 4.7%
Occupied housing units: 28,882 (97.66%)
Owner occupied housing units: 22,448 (75.91%)
Renter occupied housing units: 6,434 (21.76%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.91 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.57 people

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