What percentage of people rent in Thornton, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Thornton, CO, 2020–2024
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28.6% (±1.6 points) of the occupied homes in Thornton, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 14,457 renting households against 36,109 that own their home.

In Thornton, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 28.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.6% (±1.6 points)
Renting households: 14,457 (±842)
Median renter income: $67,730 (±$4,434)

Who rents and who owns in Thornton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Thornton	Adams County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.6% (±1.6 points)	31.4% (±0.8 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	14,457 (±842)	59,315 (±1,539)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	36,109 (±1,112)	129,415 (±1,581)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,730 (±$4,434)	$61,177 (±$2,568)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$120,794 (±$2,888)	$115,401 (±$2,202)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Thornton, the renter share is lower than in Adams County (31.4%).

It is also lower than in Colorado (33.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Adams County, Thornton ranks 6 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 165 of 339.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Thornton has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	27.2% (±1.1 points)	28.6% (±1.6 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,495 (±$34)	$1,895 (±$43)	+26.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$79,411 (±$1,623)	$103,088 (±$2,467)	+29.8%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Thornton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Thornton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Thornton	—	28.6% (±1.6 points)	—
Northglenn	2.2 mi	39.4% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Federal Heights	5.5 mi	40.7% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Todd Creek	5.6 mi	1.8% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Derby	5.7 mi	29.1% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Welby	5.7 mi	27.5% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Broomfield	6.2 mi	37.3% (±1.5 points)	Higher
Sherrelwood	6.5 mi	28.3% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Shaw Heights	6.8 mi	17.9% (±8.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Todd Creek, CO (1.8%), Shaw Heights, CO (17.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Northglenn, CO (39.4%), Federal Heights, CO (40.7%), Broomfield, CO (37.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Adams County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Federal Heights	40.7% (±6.3 points)
2	Northglenn	39.4% (±3.7 points)
3	Westminster	38.1% (±1.6 points)
4	Berkley	32.7% (±7.1 points)
5	Derby	29.1% (±8.4 points)
6	Thornton	28.6% (±1.6 points)
7	Brighton	28.5% (±3.4 points)
8	Sherrelwood	28.3% (±4.8 points)
9	Welby	27.5% (±6.5 points)
10	Twin Lakes	24.9% (±6.6 points)
11	Commerce City	22.8% (±2.6 points)
12	Shaw Heights	17.9% (±8.0 points)

Showing 12 of 14 places in Adams County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Thornton

How many renters are there in Thornton?

Thornton has an estimated 14,457 (±842) renting households, 28.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Thornton?

In Thornton, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 28.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Thornton?

A renting household in Thornton has 2.5 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Thornton?

The median renting household in Thornton, CO has an income of $67,730 (±$4,434) a year, against $120,794 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Thornton city, Colorado (place:77290, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.