Acampo vs Thornton

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

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

Thornton has the higher population (815 vs 278 in Acampo). Since 2019, Acampo's population has grown faster (+36.3% vs -21.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Acampo	Thornton
Population	278	815
Median age	31.7 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$47,917
Median home value	—	$455,300
Median gross rent	—	$898
Housing units	133	285
Homeownership rate	33.1%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Acampo	Thornton
Population	204 → 278 (+36.3%)	1,033 → 815 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$143,070 → $24,446 (-82.9%)	$29,141 → $47,917 (+64.4%)
Median home value	—	$322,700 → $455,300 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$781 → $898 (+15.0%)

Acampo

Population

204278

Median household income

$143,070$24,446

Thornton

Population

1,033815

Median household income

$29,141$47,917

Median home value

$322,700$455,300

Median gross rent

$781$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Acampo	Thornton
Under 5	7.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.0%
25 to 34	59.0%	14.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	4.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	17.4%
55 to 64	18.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	15.8%	3.8%
75 and over	0.0%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Acampo	Thornton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	32.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	60.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Acampo	Thornton
No high school diploma	29.1%	34.9%
High school graduate	27.1%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Acampo	Thornton
Drove alone	100.0%	81.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Acampo	Thornton
1-unit, detached	47.4%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52.6%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Acampo	Thornton
Poverty rate	27.0%	29.5%
Average household size	2.09	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	1991	1966