| Thornton, Illinois | |
| Official Name: | Village of Thornton |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.5714°N -87.6117°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Thornton |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1834 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1900 |
| Government Type: | Council-Trustee |
| Governing Body: | Board of Trustees |
| Leader Title: | Village president |
| Leader Name: | Bob Kolosh[1] |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Debbie Pisarzewski |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.22 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.40 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.15 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.38 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Elevation Ft: | 620 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2386 |
| Population Density Km2: | 387.96 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1004.63 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 60476 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 708 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-75185 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399975 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Thornton, Illinois |
Thornton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States and a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 2,386 at the 2020 census.[3] Thornton is home to the Thornton Quarry, one of the largest quarries in the world.
Thornton is located at 41.5714°N -87.6117°W (41.571484, -87.611743).[4]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Thornton has a total area of 2.4sqmi, of which 2.38sqmi (or 98.92%) is land and 0.03sqmi (or 1.08%) is water.[5]
As of the 2020 census[6] there were 2,386 people, 960 households, and 591 families residing in the village. The population density was 993.75PD/sqmi. There were 1,061 housing units at an average density of 441.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 58.63% White, 22.76% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 9.68% from other races, and 8.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.52% of the population.
There were 960 households, out of which 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.98% were married couples living together, 14.48% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.44% were non-families. 31.35% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.25% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 2.39.
The village's age distribution consisted of 15.9% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $66,447, and the median income for a family was $85,375. Males had a median income of $41,890 versus $39,329 for females. The per capita income for the village was $32,251. About 2.7% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.
| White alone (NH) | 2,425 | 1,841 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,325 | 93.92% | 78.74% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 55.53% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 21 | 219 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 528 | 0.81% | 9.37% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 22.13% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 2 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3 | 0.08% | 0.09% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.13% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 6 | 16 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9 | 0.23% | 0.68% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.38% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 0.04% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 8 | 0.00% | 0.04% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.34% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 21 | 53 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 71 | 0.81% | 2.27% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.98% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 107 | 205 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 442 | 4.14% | 8.77% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 18.52% | |
| Total | 2,582 | 2,338 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2,386 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
Thornton is in Illinois's 2nd congressional district.
Pace provides bus service on Route 353 connecting Thornton to destinations across the Southland.[10]