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Thornton, CO vs Harrisburg, PA

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- Harrisburg is 0% more densely populated than Thornton.
- People are 41.4% less likely to be married in Harrisburg.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years younger in Harrisburg.
 Thornton, COHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock49,969329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.638.4
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 Population - 2010119,544  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock48,950285,036,114
 Population - 199055,031  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now169.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,154.693.4
 Land Area35.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Thornton, COHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Thornton, COHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 White52.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.0%12.2%
 Asian5.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock25.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Thornton, COHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Married Population53.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.6%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households47,599  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,50780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock26.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,584  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock40.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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