Thornton, TX

Census Place

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2023 Population

449

5.47% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Household Income

$52,857

5.44% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$77,900

13.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Thornton, TX had a population of 449 people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $52,857. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Thornton, TX declined from 475 to 449, a −5.47% decrease and its median household income grew from $50,132 to $52,857, a 5.44% increase.

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None of the households in Thornton, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Thornton, TX was $77,900, and the homeownership rate was 75.3%.

Most people in Thornton, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Thornton, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Thornton, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Thornton, TX are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (33 people), Retail Trade (27 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (24 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($137,969), Construction ($101,000), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,838).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Thornton, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (30 people), Sales & Related Occupations (24 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (18 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Thornton, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Thornton, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (33 people), Retail Trade (27 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (24 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Thornton, TX, though some of these residents may live in Thornton, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Thornton, TX was $77,900 in 2023, which is 0.257 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $68,400 to $77,900, a 13.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Thornton, TX is 75.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Thornton, TX have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Thornton, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$77,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$24,344

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Thornton, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Thornton, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Thornton, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$52,857

Median Household Income

± $13,096

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Number of Households

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In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Thornton, TX grew to $52,857 from the previous year's value of $50,132.

The following chart displays the households in Thornton, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Thornton, TX is from Thornton, TX.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Thornton, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (89.1%)
Worked At Home (6.41%)
Walked (2.56%)

In 2023, 89.1% of workers in Thornton, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.41%) and those who walked to work (2.56%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Thornton, TX have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Thornton, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Thornton, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Thornton, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Thornton, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Thornton, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

81.5% of the population of Thornton, TX has health coverage, with 29.2% on employee plans, 20.3% on Medicaid, 21.8% on Medicare, 8.91% on non-group plans, and 1.34% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 34.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

18.5%

Uninsured

29.2%

Employer Coverage

20.3%

Medicaid

21.8%

Medicare

8.91%

Non-Group

1.34%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Thornton, TX declined by 5.58% from 19.6% to 18.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Thornton, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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