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Madison County

Population in July 2007: 24,077.
Males: 10,993  (45.7%)
Females: 13,084  (54.3%)
Median resident age:  20.4 years
Idaho median age:  33.2 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,800 (it was $27,336 in 2000)
Thornton  $32,800
Idaho:  $46,253

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $172,600 (it was $98,500 in 2000)
Thornton  $172,600
Idaho:  $178,100

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Races in Thornton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Thornton: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4860 feet

Land area: 75.4 square miles.

Population density: 319 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Thornton

  • High school or higher: 86.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thornton CCD

  • Never married: 58.6%
  • Now married: 35.8%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 2.7%
  • Divorced: 2.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.1%
Idaho:  5.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Thornton:  0.7% ($725)
Idaho:  0.9% ($1,007)
Thornton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Idaho Falls, ID (25.4 miles , pop. 50,730).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (538.7 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (709.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Rexburg, ID (3.1 miles ), Sugar City, ID (7.4 miles ), Rigby, ID (10.6 miles ), Ririe, ID (11.1 miles ), Teton, ID (12.0 miles ), Parker, ID (12.5 miles ), Menan, ID (13.4 miles ), Moody Creek, ID (13.6 miles ).

Latitude: 43.79 N, Longitude: 111.81 W


People in group quarters in Thornton
  • 1220 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 76 people in nursing homes
  • 59 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 19 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Thornton household income distribution Thornton home values distribution



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Health care (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (29%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Hospitals/medical centers near Thornton:
  • MADISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; REXBURG, ID)
  • IDAHO FALLS RECOVERY CENTER (about 27 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID)
  • EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 42 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thornton:
  • IDAHO FALLS RGNL (about 27 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID; ID: IDA)
  • JACKSON HOLE (about 76 miles; JACKSON, WY; ID: JAC)
  • YELLOWSTONE (about 79 miles; WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT; ID: WYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thornton:
  • REXBURG-MADISON COUNTY (about 4 miles; REXBURG, ID; ID: RXE)
  • RIGBY-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 13 miles; RIGBY, ID; ID: U56)
  • STANFORD FIELD (about 14 miles; ST ANTHONY, ID; ID: U12)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thornton:
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 9 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 142 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 148 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 179 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 208 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 215 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)

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Notable location: Independence School (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Thornton: Independence Ward Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Beaver Dick Cemetery (1), Sutton Cemetery (2), Burton Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bannock Jim Slough (A), Texas Slough (B), Lyons Creek (C), Spring Slough (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Thornton and their reported violations in the past:

SOUTH FORK MINI MART (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  3.7 people
Idaho:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  39.8%
Whole state:  71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  41.6%
Whole state:  11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  25.3%
Whole state:  4.6%

Thornton compared to Idaho state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Madison County Idaho:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


17.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,421 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  17.52%
Idaho average:  9.61%

0.93% of residents moved from foreign countries ($127 average AGI)
Madison County:  0.93%
Idaho average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bonneville County, ID  1.25% ($24,789 average AGI)
from Fremont County, ID  1.05% ($22,775)
from Jefferson County, ID  1.01% ($26,974)


17.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,152 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  17.80%
Idaho average:  8.30%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($209 average AGI)
Madison County:  0.16%
Idaho average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bonneville County, ID  2.36% ($25,167 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, ID  1.32% ($31,287)
to Fremont County, ID  1.11% ($24,824)


Strongest AM radio stations in Thornton:
  • KRXK (1230 AM; 1 kW; REXBURG, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
  • KID (590 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUPI (980 AM; 5 kW; AMMON, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)
  • KZNI (1260 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID)
  • KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBLI (1620 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KSEI (930 AM; 5 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KBRV (790 AM; 5 kW; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Owner: CARIBOU BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thornton:
  • KGTM (98.1 FM; REXBURG, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
  • KADQ-FM (94.3 FM; REXBURG, ID; Owner: SAND HILL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KBJX (107.9 FM; SHELLEY, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
  • KBYI (100.5 FM; REXBURG, ID; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-IDAHO)
  • K209BO (89.7 FM; TETONIA, ID; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KFTZ (103.3 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
  • KUPI-FM (99.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCHQ (102.1 FM; DRIGGS, ID; Owner: TED W. AUSTIN, JR.)
  • KBYR-FM (91.5 FM; REXBURG, ID; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY - IDAHO)
  • KPLV (105.5 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
  • K275AB (102.9 FM; FREEDOM, WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION)
  • KQEO (107.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: SAND HILL MEDIA CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Thornton:
  • K13UF (Channel 13; REXBURG, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K59BV (Channel 59; LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
  • KRXZ-LP (Channel 59; REXBURG, ID; Owner: E-DA-HOE, INC.)
  • K12OB (Channel 12; ST. ANTHONY, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K12MA (Channel 12; REXBURG, ETC., ID; Owner: THE POST COMPANY)




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