COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thornton vs Shawano
PLACE A
Thornton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Shawano, Wisconsin
Thornton is 96% smaller than Shawano. Shawano earns more, with a median household income $3,740 higher. Shawano has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -20%).
THORNTONSHAWANODIFFERENCE
Total population4299,693−96% vs Shawano
Population density4361,448−1,011
Population growth-20.0%-0.7%−19.3 pts
Median age36.540.2−3.7
Male55.9%49.7%+6.3 pts
Female44.1%50.3%−6.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.0%78.6%+16.5 pts
Black1.1%0.8%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%4.5%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other2.1%16.0%−13.8 pts
Median household income$53,750$57,490−$3,740
Per capita income$21,631$31,355−$9,724
Poverty rate14.5%14.9%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.423+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher2.0%20.4%−18.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate18.0%0.9%+17.1 pts
Labor force participation50.6%58.0%−7.3 pts
Median home value$84,000$160,800−$76,800
Median gross rent$897$819+$78
Owner-occupied74.4%56.5%+18.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.8%8.1%+25.7 pts
Rent-burdened households13.6%44.4%−30.8 pts
Average commute25.615.5+10.1
Worked from home8.3%6.1%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured10.6%5.9%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025