Thornton vs Tinsman

A side-by-side comparison of Thornton and Tinsman: population, income, housing, and more.

Thornton and Tinsman are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thornton has the higher population (315 vs 27 in Tinsman). Thornton has the higher median household income ($62,917 vs $38,125 in Tinsman). Tinsman has the higher median home value ($98,300 vs $57,600 in Thornton).

Population, income & housing

	Thornton	Tinsman
Population	315	27
Median age	53.6 yrs	68.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,917	$38,125
Median home value	$57,600	$98,300
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	154	40
Homeownership rate	85.2%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	24.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Thornton	Tinsman
Population	595 → 315 (-47.1%)	83 → 27 (-67.5%)
Median household income	$36,964 → $62,917 (+70.2%)	$53,125 → $38,125 (-28.2%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $57,600 (-19.7%)	$64,100 → $98,300 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$576 → $625 (+8.5%)	—

Thornton

Population

595315

Median household income

$36,964$62,917

Median home value

$71,700$57,600

Median gross rent

$576$625

Tinsman

Population

8327

Median household income

$53,125$38,125

Median home value

$64,100$98,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Thornton	Tinsman
Under 5	3.5%	14.8%
5 to 17	11.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	21.3%	22.2%
35 to 44	4.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	7.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	3.7%
65 to 74	31.1%	25.9%
75 and over	7.0%	25.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Thornton	Tinsman
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	18.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Thornton	Tinsman
No high school diploma	14.6%	21.7%
High school graduate	24.7%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	51.7%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Thornton	Tinsman
Drove alone	83.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	16.0%	25.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Thornton	Tinsman
1-unit, detached	80.5%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Thornton	Tinsman
Poverty rate	16.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.74	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1971	1976