Thornton vs Ventura

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

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

Ventura has the higher population (708 vs 534 in Thornton). Ventura has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $66,979 in Thornton). Ventura has the higher median home value ($344,800 vs $99,000 in Thornton).

Population, income & housing

	Thornton	Ventura
Population	534	708
Median age	34.3 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,979	$83,125
Median home value	$99,000	$344,800
Median gross rent	$775	$1,016
Housing units	246	359
Homeownership rate	86.4%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Thornton	Ventura
Population	411 → 534 (+29.9%)	865 → 708 (-18.2%)
Median household income	$48,542 → $66,979 (+38.0%)	$75,938 → $83,125 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$69,600 → $99,000 (+42.2%)	$191,400 → $344,800 (+80.1%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $775 (+43.3%)	$1,018 → $1,016 (-0.2%)

Thornton

Population

411534

Median household income

$48,542$66,979

Median home value

$69,600$99,000

Median gross rent

$541$775

Ventura

Population

865708

Median household income

$75,938$83,125

Median home value

$191,400$344,800

Median gross rent

$1,018$1,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Thornton	Ventura
Under 5	8.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	21.9%
18 to 24	10.9%	1.1%
25 to 34	18.5%	8.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	14.3%
45 to 54	7.1%	13.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	5.2%	11.9%
75 and over	14.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Thornton	Ventura
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Thornton	Ventura
No high school diploma	4.8%	4.6%
High school graduate	31.9%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Thornton	Ventura
Drove alone	72.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	15.3%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	10.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Thornton	Ventura
1-unit, detached	92.7%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Thornton	Ventura
Poverty rate	6.6%	6.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1955	1970