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Thornton, CO vs Hickory, NC

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- Hickory is 0% more densely populated than Thornton.
- People are 13.9% less likely to be married in Hickory.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years older in Hickory.
 Thornton, COHickory, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock42,831329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.338.4
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 Population - 2010119,544  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock37,222285,036,114
 Population - 199055,031  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now169.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,445.293.4
 Land Area35.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Thornton, COHickory, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Thornton, COHickory, NCUnited States
 White52.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.7%12.2%
 Asian5.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Thornton, COHickory, NCUnited States
 Married Population53.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households47,599  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,15680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,584  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%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 Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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