Phoenix vs Thornton

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

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

Thornton has the higher population (1,876 vs 1,284 in Phoenix). Thornton has the higher median household income ($61,111 vs $25,703 in Phoenix). Thornton has the higher median home value ($146,600 vs $86,300 in Phoenix).

Population, income & housing

	Phoenix	Thornton
Population	1,284	1,876
Median age	47.5 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$25,703	$61,111
Median home value	$86,300	$146,600
Median gross rent	$1,010	$1,099
Housing units	738	849
Homeownership rate	62.5%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	23.3%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Phoenix	Thornton
Population	1,884 → 1,284 (-31.8%)	2,545 → 1,876 (-26.3%)
Median household income	$36,906 → $25,703 (-30.4%)	$65,081 → $61,111 (-6.1%)
Median home value	$75,100 → $86,300 (+14.9%)	$106,100 → $146,600 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$907 → $1,010 (+11.4%)	$964 → $1,099 (+14.0%)

Phoenix

Population

1,8841,284

Median household income

$36,906$25,703

Median home value

$75,100$86,300

Median gross rent

$907$1,010

Thornton

Population

2,5451,876

Median household income

$65,081$61,111

Median home value

$106,100$146,600

Median gross rent

$964$1,099

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Phoenix	Thornton
Under 5	1.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.3%	12.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.3%	14.4%
35 to 44	6.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	19.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	16.5%	11.6%
75 and over	7.6%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Phoenix	Thornton
White (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	43.4%
Black or African American	75.9%	35.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	21.6%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Phoenix	Thornton
No high school diploma	14.0%	7.8%
High school graduate	31.2%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Phoenix	Thornton
Drove alone	72.1%	76.4%
Carpooled	13.1%	15.2%
Public transit	2.5%	2.9%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Phoenix	Thornton
1-unit, detached	77.6%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	5.1%
20 or more units	7.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Phoenix	Thornton
Poverty rate	23.8%	15.9%
Average household size	2.04	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1962	1957