Thornton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 2,386 at the 2020 census. Thornton is home to the Thornton Quarry, one of the largest quarries in the world.
Geography Thornton is located at (41.571484, -87.611743).
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Thornton has a total area of , of which (or 98.92%) is land and (or 1.08%) is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
+Thornton Village, Illinois – Racial and Ethnic CompositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)2,4251,8411,32593.92%78.74%55.53%Black or African American alone (NH)212195280.81%9.37%22.13%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2230.08%0.09%0.13%Asian alone (NH)61690.23%0.68%0.38%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0100.00%0.04%0.00%Other race alone (NH)0180.00%0.04%0.34%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)2153710.81%2.27%2.98%Hispanic or Latino (any race)1072054424.14%8.77%18.52%Total2,5822,3382,386100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Thornton had a population of 2,386. The median age was 44.1 years. 20.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.5 males.
The population density was , and there were 1,061 housing units at an average density of . 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,005 households in Thornton, and 591 families resided in the village. Of all households, 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 38.4% were married-couple households, 20.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 2.39.
Of the 1,061 housing units, 5.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.5%.
Income and poverty
The median income for a household in the village was $66,447, and the median income for a family was $85,375. Males had a median income of $41,890 versus $39,329 for females. The per capita income for the village was $32,251. About 2.7% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age eighteen and 14.5% of those age sixty-five or over. Government Thornton is in Illinois's 2nd congressional district.
Transportation Pace provides bus service on Route 353 connecting Thornton to destinations across the Southland.
References
External links Village of Thornton official website