| ECONOMY | Thornton township | Athens-Clarke County | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.30% | 7.10% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -0.38% | 3.25% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 28.94% | 39.40% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 9.50% | 7.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 5.00% | 6.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $20,262 | $17,910 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $46,768 | $31,200 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 12.93% | 26.82% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 10.94% | 14.95% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.42% | 13.05% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 17.05% | 14.93% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 22.30% | 14.99% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 12.82% | 6.72% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 8.71% | 5.69% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 2.17% | 2.54% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.61% | 0.28% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 10.54% | 10.46% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 16.98% | 27.25% | 20.61% |
| Service | 14.96% | 16.91% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 31.14% | 24.48% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.06% | 0.69% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 8.84% | 5.38% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 17.48% | 14.83% | 14.05% |
