Overview
416
Total Population
50.8
Median age
50.00%
Female population %
1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
50-54 years
Largest age group
60.0
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Thornton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Thornton is 50.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Thornton's population under 18 was 17.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Thornton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Thornton, 16.59% were under the age of 15, 17.31% aged 15 to 29, 45.19% aged 30 to 64, 19.95% aged 65 to 84, and 0.96% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 0 less females than males in Thornton:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Thornton, AR.
- The Thornton, AR gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
- For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 57.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 62.
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Race / Ethnicity
Thornton's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Thornton population: 55.29% are White, 38.70% are Black or African American and 6.01% are multiracial.
- Thornton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 416 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Thornton is White with a population of 23 (55.29% of the total population).
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Year by year
Thornton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 516 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Thornton's population decreased by 120 (23.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Thornton's population decreased by 59 (14.90%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Thornton's population was lowest in year 2022 at 333.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)