Thornton, IL Demographic Data
Thornton, IL Summary
Thornton is located in Cook County in Illinois
- Population: 2,718
- Area: 2.38 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.35 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,144.42 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 623.36 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Thornton, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,352
52%
50.8
Male
1,262
48%
49.2
Total Population
2,614
323,128,000
Thornton, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
143
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
156
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
126
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
149
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
138
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
450
17.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
279
10.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
335
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
251
9.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
162
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
204
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
175
6.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
46
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,092
80.0%
77.2
Female
1,100
52.6%
51.3
Male
992
47.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,029
77.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
495
18.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
425
16.3%
15.2
Female
263
61.9%
55.8
Male
162
38.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Thornton, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,599
99.4%
96.8
White
2,165
82.8%
72.6
Black or African American
344
13.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.2%
0.8
Asian
39
1.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
32
1.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
45
1.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
15
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
344
13.2%
17.8
Mexican
329
12.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
15
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,270
86.8%
82.2
Thornton, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
59
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
146
7.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
906
47.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
490
25.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
108
5.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
145
7.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
48
2.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
205
10.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,697
89.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
193
10.1%
31.2
Thornton, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
760
34.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,039
47.5%
47.5
Divorced
167
7.6%
11.0%
Separated
25
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
198
9.0
5.8%
Thornton, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,190
88.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
281
11.4%
21.6%
Spanish
207
8.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
57
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
17
0.7%
1.1%
Thornton, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
78
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
54
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
132
12.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
150
14.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
90
8.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
224
21.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
151
14.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
143
13.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
26
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
52,944
57,617
Per capita income
23,373
31,128
Thornton, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
108
9.3%
9.8
Construction
121
10.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
231
19.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
23
2.0%
6.6
Information
42
3.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
130
11.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
48
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
90
7.7%
11.4
Public administration
87
7.5%
4.6
Retail trade
155
13.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
94
8.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
35
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
173
14.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
187
16.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
207
17.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
298
25.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
302
25.9%
18.1%
Thornton, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,167
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
985
84.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
98
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
1.1%
5.1
Walked
35
3.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
36
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.9
26.6
Thornton, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
52
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
401
38.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
436
41.6%
37.1
3 or more
159
15.2%
21.0
Thornton, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,048
92.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
764
72.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
284
27.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
85
7.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Thornton, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,133
1 room
47
4.1%
2.4
2 rooms
7
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
74
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
109
9.6%
16.5
5 rooms
288
25.4%
19.8
6 rooms
305
26.9%
17.8
7 rooms
148
13.1%
12.0
8 rooms
80
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
75
6.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Thornton, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,133
1-unit, detached
910
80.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
21
1.9%
5.9
2-units
64
5.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5
0.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
22
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
86
7.6%
4.4
20 or more units
12
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
13
1.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Thornton, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
213
18.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
41
3.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
438
38.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
257
22.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
124
10.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
47
4.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
13
1.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
0
0.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Thornton, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
919
87.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
114
10.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
3
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.5%
1.1
Thornton, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
457
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
6
1.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
2.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
29
6.3%
11.8%
$500 to $999
122
26.7%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
143
31.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
148
32.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
152
33.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
69
15.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
50
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
66
14.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
112
24.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Thornton, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
279
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
14
5.0%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
30
10.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
34
12.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
201
72.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
5
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
834
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
21
8.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
59
23.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
20
8.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
25
10.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
2.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
116
47.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
37
0.0%
0.0%
Thornton, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
764
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
28
3.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
196
25.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
438
57.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
72
9.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
30
3.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
115,100
205,000
