Peters vs Thornton

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

Peters 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 702 in Peters). Peters has the higher median household income ($96,786 vs $47,917 in Thornton). Peters has the higher median home value ($697,400 vs $455,300 in Thornton).

Population, income & housing

	Peters	Thornton
Population	702	815
Median age	55.3 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$96,786	$47,917
Median home value	$697,400	$455,300
Median gross rent	—	$898
Housing units	220	285
Homeownership rate	100.0%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peters	Thornton
Population	623 → 702 (+12.7%)	1,033 → 815 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$107,321 → $96,786 (-9.8%)	$29,141 → $47,917 (+64.4%)
Median home value	$463,500 → $697,400 (+50.5%)	$322,700 → $455,300 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$781 → $898 (+15.0%)

Peters

Population

623702

Median household income

$107,321$96,786

Median home value

$463,500$697,400

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)

	Peters	Thornton
Under 5	7.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	2.1%	23.2%
18 to 24	1.9%	13.0%
25 to 34	25.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	6.7%	4.5%
45 to 54	4.7%	17.4%
55 to 64	29.3%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	3.8%
75 and over	10.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peters	Thornton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	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	2.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	60.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peters	Thornton
No high school diploma	15.7%	34.9%
High school graduate	28.9%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peters	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)

	Peters	Thornton
1-unit, detached	91.4%	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	8.6%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Peters	Thornton
Poverty rate	7.8%	29.5%
Average household size	3.19	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1989	1966