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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Ames.
- People are 77.1% more likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 10.3 years older in Thornton.
 Ames, IAThornton, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock140,538329,725,481
 Female Population46.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population53.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 201059,103  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,384285,036,114
 Population - 199047,198  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,980.693.4
 Land Area27.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ames, IAThornton, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2021.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 546.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Ames, IAThornton, COUnited States
 White78.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian10.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ames, IAThornton, COUnited States
 Married Population30.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married62.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households24,633  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,630  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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