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Chelsea, MI vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Chelsea.
- People are 5.3% less likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 15.0 years younger in Thornton.
 Chelsea, MIThornton, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock140,538329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 20104,951  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,384285,036,114
 Population - 19903,772  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,980.693.4
 Land Area3.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chelsea, MIThornton, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.8%  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 647.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8411.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Chelsea, MIThornton, COUnited States
 White95.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chelsea, MIThornton, COUnited States
 Married Population56.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married18.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed14.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households2,571  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,223  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chelsea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in Chelsea in the 1990s and occasionally return out of family obligation. It's marginally more affordable than neighboring Ann Arbor, thus its status as a  More

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Over 16 years ago

Beautiful small town with the best public library. Very convenient to interstate for travel and the excitement and interests of a college town nearby (Ann  More

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Over 17 years ago

Chelsea, Michigan has small town character with plenty of culture and recreation, too. With numerous art galleries, the famous Purple Rose Theatre by actor Jeff Daniels,  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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