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Thornton, CO vs Fort Collins, CO

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- Fort Collins is 0% more densely populated than Thornton.
- People are 22.5% less likely to be married in Fort Collins.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years younger in Fort Collins.
 Thornton, COFort Collins, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock166,788329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3038.4
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 Population - 2010119,544  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock118,652285,036,114
 Population - 199055,031  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock41.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now169.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,941.693.4
 Land Area35.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Thornton, COFort Collins, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.5%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  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Thornton, COFort Collins, COUnited States
 White52.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian5.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Thornton, COFort Collins, COUnited States
 Married Population53.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.4%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households47,599  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock35,06980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,584  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%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 Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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