Thornton Population 2024

Thornton is the city in Colorado State of United States, 10 miles north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver and is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Thornton population in 2024 is estimated to be 147,607, covers city area of 37.947 sq mi (98.282 sq km), ranks sixth largest city in Colorado State, one-hundred-ninety-second city in the United States. Thornton was named in honor of incumbent Colorado Governor Dan Thornton, It was a farmland until 1953, when Sam Hoffman purchased a lot off Washington Street about seven miles north of Denver. Thornton population as per 2020 census 141,867 compared to 2010 population is 118,772, with increase number of 23,095 people growth of 19.4 percent.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Thornton population by year:

Thornton Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Thornton population is 141,454, out of these 70,952 are male, 70,502 are female, The sex ratio of Thornton is 101. The median age of the Thornton population is 34.0, Thornton population by age are, under 18 years is 38,253, 16 years and over is 107,124, 18 years and over is 103,201, 21 years and over is 98,778, 65 years and over is 19,184. 50.2% are male, 49.8% are female, Population of Thornton by age percent-wise is, 27.0% are under 18 years old, 75.7% are 16 years and over, 73.0% are 18 years and over, 69.8% are 21 years and over, 11.0% are 65 years and over. There are total 48,592 housing units, The voting population of Thornton are 91,916, out of these 45,742 are male voters, 46,174 are female voters, 49.8% are male, 50.2% are female. Thornton population in 2023 is estimated to be 145,990, population in 2022 is estimated to be 145,181, and in 2021 is estimated to be 142,599.

Thornton Population by Race

White Population

White population in Thornton, Colorado are 112,187, percentage wise 79.3 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Thornton, Colorado are 3,214, percentage wise 2.3 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Thornton, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Thornton are 7,384, percentage wise 5.2 percent are asians, out of these 262 are Asian Indians, 2,504 are Chinese, 539 are Filipinos, 108 are Japanese, 153 are Korean, 1,295 are Vietnamese and 2,523 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Thornton, Colorado are 53,176. Percentage wise 37.6 percent are hispanics, out of these 43,287 are Mexican people, 1,385 are Puerto Ricans, 0 are Cubans, and 8,504 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Thornton native population is 119,127, out of these 73,562 born in the Colorado state and 43,615 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 22,327, out of these 10,301 are Naturalized US citizen, 1,675 are in Europe, 3,297 in Asia, 717 in Africa, 4,565 in Latin America and 47 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Thornton are 12,026, out of these 345 are from Europe, 1,610 are from Asia, 462 from Africa, 9,525 are from Latin America and 0 are from Northern America.