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Little Rock, AR vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Little Rock.
- People are 27.4% more likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years younger in Thornton.
 Little Rock, ARThornton, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock140,538329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 2010193,983  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,384285,036,114
 Population - 1990175,795  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,980.693.4
 Land Area119.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Little Rock, ARThornton, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Little Rock, ARThornton, COUnited States
 White45.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Little Rock, ARThornton, COUnited States
 Married Population42.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married38.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households85,249  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households37,534  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  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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