Overview
1,090
Total Population
46.3
Median age
55.14%
Female population %
81.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
59.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
14
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Thorntown's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Thorntown is 46.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Thorntown's population under 18 was 21.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Thorntown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Thorntown, 17.89% were under the age of 15, 18.26% aged 15 to 29, 44.50% aged 30 to 64, 17.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.11% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 112 more females than males in Thorntown:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.14% females and 44.86% males in Thorntown, IN.
- The Thorntown, IN gender ratio is 81.4:100 i.e. 81.4 men to 100 women (0.814).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 47.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 64.
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Race / Ethnicity
Thorntown's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Thorntown population: 96.97% are White, 2.11% are Asian and 0.92% are multiracial.
- Thorntown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,076 (98.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Thorntown is White with a population of 1,057 (96.97% of the total population).
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Year by year
Thorntown's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,634 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Thorntown's population decreased by 33 (2.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Thorntown's population decreased by 92 (6.04%), 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, Thorntown's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,412.
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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)