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Thornton, California: commercial real estate data.
Thornton is a Census CDP of 817 people across 2.13 square miles of land, in San Joaquin County. Median household income is $73,333, 60.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Thornton
What Thornton is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.13 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land383 plus or minus 121
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Joaquin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thornton
How many people live in Thornton
- Population817 plus or minus 258
- Median age36.0 plus or minus 7.4
- Population under 18205 plus or minus 82
- Share under 1825.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over103 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over12.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households270 plus or minus 80
- Family households239 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families88.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thornton
Income and work in Thornton
- Median household income$73,333 plus or minus $49,135
- Per capita income$24,749 plus or minus $5,865
- Civilian labor force367 plus or minus 152
- Employed325 plus or minus 142
- Unemployed42 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate11.4 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Adults 25 and over538 plus or minus 146
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher65.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.1 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thornton
Housing in Thornton
- Housing units291 plus or minus 81
- Occupied units270 plus or minus 80
- Vacant units21 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate7.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied163 plus or minus 59
- Renter occupied107 plus or minus 51
- Ownership rate60.4 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$435,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$865 plus or minus $341
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.2 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Single family units230 plus or minus 79
- Share single family79.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more47 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more16.2 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thornton
How Thornton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute301 plus or minus 132
- Commuting under 15 minutes50 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.6 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more177 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.8 percent plus or minus 35.6
- Drove alone73.2 percent plus or minus 44.8
- Carpooled18.5 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thornton
SBA loans in Thornton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$591,000
- Average approval$591,000
- Median approval$591,000
- Largest approval$591,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Thornton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
San Joaquin County, not Thornton
San Joaquin County context, not Thornton figures
- Establishments in San Joaquin County13,638
- Covered employment, San Joaquin County287,828
- Average annual pay, San Joaquin County$63,300
- Housing units permitted, San Joaquin County3,779
Every figure in this section is published for San Joaquin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Thornton.
All San Joaquin County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Thornton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Thornton, California?
817, in 270 households. Thornton CDP covers 2.13 square miles of land, which is 383 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Thornton in?
San Joaquin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Thornton?
$73,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $435,400. Median gross rent is $865 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Thornton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Joaquin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Thornton.
Is zoning published for Thornton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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