Thornton, California Population & Demographics

Statistic	Thornton	California	National
Population	903	39,512,223	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	423	256	91
Median age	30.2	36.0	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	47%	52%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	47%	46%	43%
Speak English	52%	56%	79%
Speak Spanish	41%	29%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Thornton is 65% higher than California
The median age in Thornton is 16% lower than California
In Thornton 57.92% of the population is White
In Thornton 3.88% of the population is Black
In Thornton 6.87% of the population is Asian

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Thornton racial demographics

Race	Thornton	California	National
White	57.92%	61.26%	73.35%
Black	3.88%	5.85%	12.63%
Asian	6.87%	13.85%	5.22%
American Indian	0.00%	0.74%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.39%	0.18%
Mixed race	28.57%	4.62%	3.06%
Other race	2.77%	13.28%	4.75%

In Thornton, 49.4% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Thornton, CA demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).