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Thornton, CO vs Sioux Falls, SD

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- Sioux Falls is 0% more densely populated than Thornton.
- People are 7.2% less likely to be married in Sioux Falls.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years older in Sioux Falls.
 Thornton, COSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Population  Unlock189,258329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 2010119,544  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock123,975285,036,114
 Population - 199055,031  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock51.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now169.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,441.793.4
 Land Area35.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Thornton, COSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Thornton, COSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 White52.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian5.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Thornton, COSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Married Population53.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.2%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households47,599  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock46,15080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,584  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.3%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 Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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