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Boone, NC vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Boone.
- People are 283.0% more likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 12.8 years older in Thornton.
 Boone, NCThornton, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock140,538329,725,481
 Female Population54.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 201017,094  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,384285,036,114
 Population - 199012,915  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now54.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,980.693.4
 Land Area6.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Boone, NCThornton, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2044.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Boone, NCThornton, COUnited States
 White87.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Boone, NCThornton, COUnited States
 Married Population14.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married79.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households5,304  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,997  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  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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