Cities / Colorado / Thornton

Thornton, CO

144,187 people

Right Now

Weather

73.4°F

Today: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 93°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Denver-Boulder)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 4.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Heat Advisory (statewide feed)

Nearest Major Airport

DEN

16 mi — Denver International Airport

Heat Advisory — Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Heat Advisory — Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Extreme Heat Warning — Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Lake Mead - AZ side; Lake Mohave - AZ side; Northwest Deserts; Death Valley National Park; San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley; Las Vegas Valley; Lake Mead - NV side; Lake Mohave - NV side

Population & People

Population

144,187

Median age

34.7

Median household income

$103,088

Poverty rate

7.0%

Unemployment rate

4.5%

Bachelor's degree+

32.8%

Avg. commute

26 min

Hispanic or Latino

37.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$517,500

Median gross rent

$1,895/mo

Homeownership rate

71.41%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,089

HUD Fair Market Rent (Broomfield County, 7 mi from Thornton), 2026. Efficiency $1643, 1BR $1754, 2BR $2089, 3BR $2734, 4BR $3049. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Colorado gasoline midgrade

$4.68

Colorado commercial electricity

12.47¢/kWh

Colorado industrial electricity

9.07¢/kWh

Colorado residential electricity

15.85¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

584323.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

458147.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Colorado

854.97

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Source: FRED, Colorado-specific series.

Nearby Airports

DEN

Denver International Airport

16 mi away

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

75 mi away

ABQ

Albuquerque International Sunport

345 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Colorado energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Colorado economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).