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Foley, AL vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Foley.
- People are 10.3% more likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 19.2 years younger in Thornton.
 Foley, ALThornton, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock140,538329,725,481
 Female Population54.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 201015,434  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,384285,036,114
 Population - 19904,937  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now334.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,980.693.4
 Land Area32.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Foley, ALThornton, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8411.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Foley, ALThornton, COUnited States
 White78.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Foley, ALThornton, COUnited States
 Married Population48.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married26.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed11.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households9,243  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,994  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Foley    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for a little over a year. I had imagined this would be a small town with some sense of community, but it seems entirely geared toward becoming a second  More

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My husband and I have lived here for over a year and it is hands down my least favorite place I’ve ever lived. We are prior military and have lived in many incredible  More

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Lovely place to live for retirees however traffic is getting bad as it is quickly turning into quite a tourist destination. The city has a darling downtown area as well  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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