Hawthorne vs Thornwood

A side-by-side comparison of Hawthorne and Thornwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Hawthorne and Thornwood are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hawthorne has the higher population (4,881 vs 4,405 in Thornwood). Thornwood has the higher median household income ($186,635 vs $134,797 in Hawthorne). Hawthorne has the higher median home value ($671,300 vs $654,600 in Thornwood).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorne	Thornwood
Population	4,881	4,405
Median age	42.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$134,797	$186,635
Median home value	$671,300	$654,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,245
Housing units	1,749	1,509
Homeownership rate	86.2%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.7%	49.6%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorne	Thornwood
Population	4,658 → 4,881 (+4.8%)	4,186 → 4,405 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$104,609 → $134,797 (+28.9%)	$124,750 → $186,635 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$590,400 → $671,300 (+13.7%)	$606,600 → $654,600 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,090 → $3,501 (+67.5%)	$1,722 → $2,245 (+30.4%)

Hawthorne

Population

4,6584,881

Median household income

$104,609$134,797

Median home value

$590,400$671,300

Median gross rent

$2,090$3,501

Thornwood

Population

4,1864,405

Median household income

$124,750$186,635

Median home value

$606,600$654,600

Median gross rent

$1,722$2,245

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorne	Thornwood
Under 5	5.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	13.1%	15.5%
18 to 24	9.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	16.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.4%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.5%
75 and over	8.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorne	Thornwood
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	81.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorne	Thornwood
No high school diploma	5.5%	7.9%
High school graduate	21.0%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	28.8%	23.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorne	Thornwood
Drove alone	60.8%	68.3%
Carpooled	5.2%	1.9%
Public transit	17.3%	10.5%
Walked	0.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorne	Thornwood
1-unit, detached	89.5%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	2.9%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorne	Thornwood
Poverty rate	5.6%	3.7%
Average household size	2.84	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1955	1960