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Thornton, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Thornton, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,405. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet THORNTON-CA · Thornton, CA 1 ZIPs · 1,405 pop · #21043/25278 · San Joaquin County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $52,109
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21043/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Stockton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 57% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,405
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $448,900

Nearest income peer: Stockton, CA (+ $25,685 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Thornton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Thornton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Thornton, CA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,405
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,109
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,109 average) · poverty 19.2%. The primary code (95686) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.2%) for this income tier, rent $884 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Ivanhoe is the closest lower-income city and California Hot Springs the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Thornton.

Population concentration

Thornton's single ZIP 95686 carries the town

Thornton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 95686 is the entire residential footprint (1,405 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Thornton

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 246 employees , annual payroll $18,202k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95686 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Thornton, CA

These ZIP codes sit in San Joaquin County, which covers 32 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Thornton. See the San Joaquin County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing San Joaquin County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Thornton, Stockton, Tracy and Manteca among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Tracy marks the far end of that range at $138,168, 165% above Thornton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95686 1,405 $52,109 13 20
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Thornton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Thornton, .