Thornton ZIP Codes — Grafton County, NH

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	536	19.7%
18 and over	2,179	80.3%
65 and over	531	19.6%
Median age	45.9 years

Group	Count	%
White	2,672	98.4%
Asian	17	0.6%
Black or African American	10	0.4%
Two or more races	9	0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	0.3%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	4.0%
$10k–$15k	3.1%
$15k–$25k	8.3%
$25k–$35k	3.4%
$35k–$50k	7.6%
$50k–$75k	13.9%
$75k–$100k	20.3%
$100k–$150k	24.8%
$150k–$200k	10.3%
$200k+	4.2%
Median income	$82,593

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$273,900
Median rent / month	$1,309
Owner occupied	80.7%
Renter occupied	19.3%
Vacant	42.3%
Single-family detached	69.7%
Large apartment buildings	0.6%
Mobile homes	5.5%
Median rooms	5.8
Avg household size (owned)	2.41

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	2.5%
2000–2009	19.5%
1990–1999	8.3%
1980–1989	34.2%
1970–1979	17.6%
1960–1969	7.0%
1950–1959	0.7%
1940–1949	0.8%
1939 or earlier	9.4%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.7%
1 bedroom	5.7%
2 bedrooms	30.1%
3 bedrooms	43.0%
4 bedrooms	16.5%
5+ bedrooms	3.1%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	1.2%
1 vehicle	36.0%
2 vehicles	37.7%
3 or more	25.1%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	1.1%
Electricity	9.5%
Propane / LP gas	27.7%
Fuel oil	41.8%
Wood	18.8%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	607	53.6%
Cohabiting couple	112	9.9%
Male householder, no spouse	288	25.4%
Female householder, no spouse	125	11.0%
Households with children under 18	258	22.8%
Households with seniors (65+)	374	33.0%
Average household size	2.37

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	32.9%	13.4%
Married	51.1%	63.1%
Separated	0.0%	0.6%
Widowed	3.8%	9.6%
Divorced	12.2%	13.3%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	98.9%
Bachelor's or higher	39.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	0	0.0%
Kindergarten	35	6.7%
Elementary school	261	49.9%
High school	105	20.1%
College / grad school	122	23.3%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	31.0%
Service	23.6%
Sales & office	18.7%
Natural resources & construction	15.4%
Production & transportation	11.4%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	71.4%
Government	17.6%
Self-employed	11.0%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	77.6%
Carpool	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.7%
Other means	5.3%
Avg commute (minutes)	26.6

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	27.7%
Retirement income	21.7%
Supplemental Security	4.3%
Cash public assistance	3.0%
Food stamps / SNAP	4.2%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	28.0%
High cholesterol	30.6%
Heart disease	6.0%
Stroke	2.6%
Asthma	10.6%
Arthritis	25.6%
Kidney disease	2.5%
Pulmonary disease	6.2%
Cancer	7.1%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	16.5%
No physical activity	16.8%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	30.3%
Fair or poor health	11.4%
Poor mental health	14.1%
Poor physical health	9.8%
No health insurance	9.6%
Visited doctor (checkup)	73.8%
Visited dentist	68.5%
Cholesterol screening	92.1%
Teeth loss	10.5%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	146	6.7%

Disability	%
Any disability	10.2%
Under 18	3.0%
18–64 years	10.0%
65 and over	18.1%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	70.1%
Public insurance	33.0%
Uninsured under 19	3.7%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	2,584	95.2%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	2,568	94.6%
Born in same state	2,561	94.3%
Born in different state	1,524	56.1%
Foreign born	7	0.3%
Naturalized citizen	147	5.4%
Not a US citizen	99	67.3%