Thorntown

Population: 1,155
Median household income: $69,875
Median home value: $173,400

Thorntown is a community in Boone County, Indiana, home to 1,155 residents. At $69,875, its median household income sits below Boone County's $104,865.

From 2019 to 2023, Thorntown's population declined 6.2% from 1,231 to 1,155, while its median home value rose 62.4% from $106,800 to $173,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.9% of the population. 77.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,155
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $69,875
Median home value: $173,400
Median gross rent: $871
Housing units: 495
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2311,155

Median household income

$50,515$69,875

Median home value

$106,800$173,400

Median gross rent

$791$871

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,231	$50,515	$106,800	$791
2020	1,077	$48,500	$116,300	$811
2021	1,090	$55,809	$126,000	$819
2022	1,119	$65,114	$161,800	$909
2023	1,155	$69,875	$173,400	$871

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	6.8%
5 to 17	281	24.3%
18 to 24	68	5.9%
25 to 34	153	13.2%
35 to 44	67	5.8%
45 to 54	131	11.3%
55 to 64	146	12.6%
65 to 74	156	13.5%
75 and over	74	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,085	93.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate41.4%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	11.7%
High school graduate	301	41.4%
Some college or associate's	211	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	107	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	23	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle2.5%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	407	77.5%
Carpooled	43	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	3.2%
Bicycle	13	2.5%
Worked from home	45	8.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	121	25.2%
15 to 29 min	170	35.4%
30 to 44 min	123	25.6%
45 to 59 min	29	6.0%
60+ min	37	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 9.7% (112 of 1,155)

	Count	Share
Family households	278	64.2%
Nonfamily households	155	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	433	87.5%
Vacant	62	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	302	69.7%
Renter-occupied	131	30.3%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	391	79.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	18	3.6%
5 to 19 units	29	5.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55	11.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1875626
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1292, -86.6100