Coolidge vs Thornton

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

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

Coolidge has the higher population (899 vs 449 in Thornton). Thornton has the higher median household income ($52,857 vs $37,350 in Coolidge). Thornton has the higher median home value ($77,900 vs $64,000 in Coolidge).

Population, income & housing

	Coolidge	Thornton
Population	899	449
Median age	29.6 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$37,350	$52,857
Median home value	$64,000	$77,900
Median gross rent	$780	$888
Housing units	342	229
Homeownership rate	48.6%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coolidge	Thornton
Population	910 → 899 (-1.2%)	671 → 449 (-33.1%)
Median household income	$34,886 → $37,350 (+7.1%)	$43,750 → $52,857 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$55,600 → $64,000 (+15.1%)	$65,500 → $77,900 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $780 (+25.2%)	$973 → $888 (-8.7%)

Coolidge

Population

910899

Median household income

$34,886$37,350

Median home value

$55,600$64,000

Median gross rent

$623$780

Thornton

Population

671449

Median household income

$43,750$52,857

Median home value

$65,500$77,900

Median gross rent

$973$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coolidge	Thornton
Under 5	16.1%	7.3%
5 to 17	16.5%	19.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	2.7%
25 to 34	21.7%	17.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	6.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	20.0%
55 to 64	7.0%	8.5%
65 to 74	4.9%	4.5%
75 and over	4.1%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coolidge	Thornton
White (non-Hispanic)	24.0%	91.5%
Black or African American	18.8%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	55.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coolidge	Thornton
No high school diploma	28.5%	8.9%
High school graduate	33.6%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coolidge	Thornton
Drove alone	93.5%	89.1%
Carpooled	1.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coolidge	Thornton
1-unit, detached	60.2%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.9%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Coolidge	Thornton
Poverty rate	15.6%	18.9%
Average household size	2.87	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1978	1962