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Cedar Rapids, IA vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Cedar Rapids.
- People are 15.0% more likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 2.7 years younger in Thornton.
 Cedar Rapids, IAThornton, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock140,538329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 2010126,889  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,384285,036,114
 Population - 1990108,751  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,980.693.4
 Land Area70.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cedar Rapids, IAThornton, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Cedar Rapids, IAThornton, COUnited States
 White79.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cedar Rapids, IAThornton, COUnited States
 Married Population46.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married35.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households57,637  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,585  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 4 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  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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