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Thornton, CO vs Grant, NE

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- Grant is 0% more densely populated than Thornton.
- People are 19.5% more likely to be married in Grant.
- The Median Age is 5.8 years older in Grant.
 Thornton, COGrant, NEUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,456329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.538.4
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 Population - 2010119,544  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,225285,036,114
 Population - 199055,031  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now169.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,908.393.4
 Land Area35.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Thornton, COGrant, NEUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Thornton, COGrant, NEUnited States
 White52.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.3%12.2%
 Asian5.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Thornton, COGrant, NEUnited States
 Married Population53.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock63.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.552.60
 Households47,599  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock39780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,584  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews
D · Thornton, CO
Whiny boomers in the reviews
Over 3 years ago

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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Alli · Thornton, CO
Plenty of Housing
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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Karen · Denver, CO
Population is exploding
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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