Kosse vs Thornton

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

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

Kosse has the higher population (475 vs 449 in Thornton). Kosse has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $52,857 in Thornton). Kosse has the higher median home value ($122,300 vs $77,900 in Thornton).

Population, income & housing

	Kosse	Thornton
Population	475	449
Median age	33.7 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$52,857
Median home value	$122,300	$77,900
Median gross rent	$1,071	$888
Housing units	245	229
Homeownership rate	85.1%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kosse	Thornton
Population	664 → 475 (-28.5%)	671 → 449 (-33.1%)
Median household income	$53,958 → $58,750 (+8.9%)	$43,750 → $52,857 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $122,300 (+71.5%)	$65,500 → $77,900 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,071 (+61.5%)	$973 → $888 (-8.7%)

Kosse

Population

664475

Median household income

$53,958$58,750

Median home value

$71,300$122,300

Median gross rent

$663$1,071

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)

	Kosse	Thornton
Under 5	3.8%	7.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	19.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	2.7%
25 to 34	20.4%	17.4%
35 to 44	2.7%	6.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	20.0%
55 to 64	21.5%	8.5%
65 to 74	7.4%	4.5%
75 and over	4.4%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kosse	Thornton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	91.5%
Black or African American	3.2%	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	4.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kosse	Thornton
No high school diploma	10.9%	8.9%
High school graduate	33.6%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kosse	Thornton
Drove alone	90.9%	89.1%
Carpooled	2.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kosse	Thornton
1-unit, detached	84.5%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Kosse	Thornton
Poverty rate	13.6%	18.9%
Average household size	2.35	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1959	1962