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Coon Rapids, MN vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Coon Rapids.
- People are 13.6% more likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 5.7 years younger in Thornton.
 Coon Rapids, MNThornton, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock140,538329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 201061,540  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,384285,036,114
 Population - 199052,978  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now18.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,980.693.4
 Land Area22.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Coon Rapids, MNThornton, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  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 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Coon Rapids, MNThornton, COUnited States
 White77.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  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
 Coon Rapids, MNThornton, COUnited States
 Married Population47.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married34.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households24,393  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,536  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Coon Rapids    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I've lived in Alaska, Arizona and currently the twin cities. This place has the best health care of any place I've lived! Lots of physicians makes it easy to be seen.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Coon Rapids is a northern suburb of Minneapolis. It is a wonderful place to have a family, there is a lot to do, the schools are good and the four seasons give the  More

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Over 18 years ago

i live in Minnesota and to be honest i cant stand 12 inc snow storm last week the weather is unbelievable winter here sucks and winter is 8 to 9 month cant wait to move  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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