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Thornton, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Thornton is a Census village of 1,940 people across 2.37 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $59,647, 79.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Thornton
What Thornton is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.37 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land817
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook 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
- Population1,940
- Median age44.1
- Population under 18344 plus or minus 99
- Share under 1817.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over373 plus or minus 80
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent
- Households819
- Family households485
- Share of households that are families59.2 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$59,647 plus or minus $13,707
- Per capita income$32,788
- Civilian labor force1,051 plus or minus 218
- Employed977 plus or minus 207
- Unemployed74 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over1,428
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent plus or minus 21.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Thornton
- Housing units891
- Occupied units819
- Vacant units72 plus or minus 57
- Vacancy rate8.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied652
- Renter occupied167 plus or minus 68
- Ownership rate79.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$155,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,107
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units725
- Share single family81.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more166 plus or minus 78
- Share in buildings of two or more18.6 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1959
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 commute890 plus or minus 193
- Commuting under 15 minutes220 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more358 plus or minus 109
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.2 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Drove alone76.8 percent
- Carpooled13.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home8.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thornton
SBA loans in Thornton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$20,000
- Average approval$20,000
- Median approval$20,000
- Largest approval$20,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Thornton, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Thornton
SBA loans in Thornton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$171,000
- Average approval$171,000
- Median approval$171,000
- Largest approval$171,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- 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 0 loans have 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.
Thornton
Flood risk in Thornton
- NFIP communityVillage of Thornton
- NFIP community number170168
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Thornton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170168 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Thornton
Cook County context, not Thornton figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Thornton.
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.
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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, Illinois?
1,940, in 819 households. Thornton village covers 2.37 square miles of land, which is 817 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?
Cook 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?
$59,647. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $155,100. Median gross rent is $1,107 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Thornton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $20,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $20,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $171,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Thornton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Thornton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Thornton. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Thornton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Thornton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Thornton, village of, community 170168, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Cook 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.