Groesbeck vs Thornton

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

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

Groesbeck has the higher population (3,634 vs 449 in Thornton). Groesbeck has the higher median household income ($54,615 vs $52,857 in Thornton). Groesbeck has the higher median home value ($144,100 vs $77,900 in Thornton).

Population, income & housing

	Groesbeck	Thornton
Population	3,634	449
Median age	35.6 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,615	$52,857
Median home value	$144,100	$77,900
Median gross rent	$826	$888
Housing units	1,475	229
Homeownership rate	57.5%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groesbeck	Thornton
Population	4,288 → 3,634 (-15.3%)	671 → 449 (-33.1%)
Median household income	$38,618 → $54,615 (+41.4%)	$43,750 → $52,857 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $144,100 (+72.0%)	$65,500 → $77,900 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $826 (+21.8%)	$973 → $888 (-8.7%)

Groesbeck

Population

4,2883,634

Median household income

$38,618$54,615

Median home value

$83,800$144,100

Median gross rent

$678$826

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)

	Groesbeck	Thornton
Under 5	5.4%	7.3%
5 to 17	18.2%	19.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	2.7%
25 to 34	20.8%	17.4%
35 to 44	14.7%	6.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	20.0%
55 to 64	10.5%	8.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	4.5%
75 and over	5.9%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groesbeck	Thornton
White (non-Hispanic)	42.9%	91.5%
Black or African American	36.7%	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	2.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groesbeck	Thornton
No high school diploma	13.7%	8.9%
High school graduate	31.0%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groesbeck	Thornton
Drove alone	80.3%	89.1%
Carpooled	2.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groesbeck	Thornton
1-unit, detached	70.8%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Groesbeck	Thornton
Poverty rate	8.2%	18.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	42	23
Median year structure built	1981	1962