Cameron vs Thorndale

A side-by-side comparison of Cameron and Thorndale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cameron has the higher population (5,385 vs 1,295 in Thorndale). Thorndale has the higher median household income ($62,857 vs $57,126 in Cameron). Thorndale has the higher median home value ($139,400 vs $112,800 in Cameron).

Population, income & housing

	Cameron	Thorndale
Population	5,385	1,295
Median age	34.4 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,126	$62,857
Median home value	$112,800	$139,400
Median gross rent	$942	$923
Housing units	1,942	706
Homeownership rate	55.2%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cameron	Thorndale
Population	5,489 → 5,385 (-1.9%)	1,407 → 1,295 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$37,448 → $57,126 (+52.5%)	$58,917 → $62,857 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $112,800 (+41.0%)	$87,800 → $139,400 (+58.8%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $942 (+47.0%)	$633 → $923 (+45.8%)

Cameron

Population

5,4895,385

Median household income

$37,448$57,126

Median home value

$80,000$112,800

Median gross rent

$641$942

Thorndale

Population

1,4071,295

Median household income

$58,917$62,857

Median home value

$87,800$139,400

Median gross rent

$633$923

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cameron	Thorndale
Under 5	5.7%	3.3%
5 to 17	23.6%	13.9%
18 to 24	9.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	17.3%
35 to 44	14.4%	17.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	13.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	13.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	7.4%
75 and over	8.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cameron	Thorndale
White (non-Hispanic)	33.1%	62.9%
Black or African American	21.8%	10.0%
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	2.2%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	42.9%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cameron	Thorndale
No high school diploma	21.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	33.1%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cameron	Thorndale
Drove alone	78.7%	86.5%
Carpooled	6.4%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	4.7%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cameron	Thorndale
1-unit, detached	71.6%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Cameron	Thorndale
Poverty rate	25.9%	7.6%
Average household size	2.91	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1973	1967