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Hampton, VA vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Hampton.
- People are 21.2% more likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years younger in Thornton.
 Hampton, VAThornton, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock140,538329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 2010137,418  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,384285,036,114
 Population - 1990133,793  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,980.693.4
 Land Area51.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hampton, VAThornton, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Hampton, VAThornton, COUnited States
 White36.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hampton, VAThornton, COUnited States
 Married Population44.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married37.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households57,116  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households22,597  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hampton    28 Reviews

This place is the worst. The roads are in terrible condition. Always debris on the highway, side roads, and main roads. I've had replaced 3 tires so far this year alone  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having been deployed all over the world and stationed in the U.S. coast to coast I can honestly say this is the most ghetto place I have ever been...and that includes  More

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We live in Downtown Hampton within walking distance of the Langley Air and Space Museum, Hampton Carousel, the Hampton History Museum and tons of shops and restraunts.   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 6 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 11 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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