| People QuickFacts | Thornton | Colorado |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 121,435 | 5,116,302 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 118,775 | 5,029,196 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.2% | 1.7% |
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Population, 2010 | 118,772 | 5,029,196 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 29.5% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 6.5% | 10.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.5% | 49.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 77.4% | 81.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.8% | 4.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.1% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.4% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.8% | 3.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 31.7% | 20.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 59.9% | 70.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 84.2% | 80.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.5% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 20.4% | 16.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 87.3% | 89.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 26.4% | 36.3% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 7,524 | 405,303 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 29.0 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 43,230 | 2,212,898 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 72.4% | 66.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 22.0% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $212,100 | $236,700 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 39,582 | 1,941,193 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.91 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $26,746 | $30,816 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $66,827 | $57,685 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.1% | 12.5% |
| Business QuickFacts | Thornton | Colorado |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 8,273 | 547,770 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.2% | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.4% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 12.1% | 6.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.9% | 29.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 46,331,953 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 118,155 | 53,598,986 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,266,960 | 65,896,788 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,450 | $13,609 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 135,451 | 11,440,395 |